Store sensitive information with Azure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault is a service which allows you to keep and manage passwords, certificates and other sensitive information securely....
2019-01-09
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Blog Posts
Testing SQL in the Advent of Code
I like participating in the Advent of Code each year, though my participation often varies wildly as life gets in...
2019-01-09 (first published: 2018-12-28)
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TICK TOCK…6 MONTHS UNTIL SQL SERVER 2008/2008 R2 SUPPORT EXPIRES UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION
If you are still running SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 you probably have heard by now that as of July 9,...
2019-01-09
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Waiter Waiter There's an Index in my Index
I’ve done a few posts on Clustered and Non-Clustered indexes before, what I’ve not however covered and something that is...
2019-01-09
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Automating like an Enterprise DBA
TSQL Tuesday
The second Tuesday of the month comes to us a little early this month. That means it is time...
2019-01-08
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Automating like an Enterprise DBA
One of the things that should seem very commonplace to a data professional is the effort to become a lazy DBA. A lazy DBA is not a bad thing....
2019-01-08
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Automation starts by doing something once, very very carefully: T-SQL Tuesday #110
After a while the intros for my T-SQL Tuesday posts get a little boring. So without any further ado, it’s...
2019-01-08
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Azure – Creating a storage account
Azure offers a lot of features that enable IT professionals to really enhance their environment. One feature that I really...
2019-01-08 (first published: 2018-12-28)
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Basic PowerShell: Get-Member
Disclaimer: I’m still learning PowerShell. I’ve been using it more lately and I want to talk about it more. I’ll...
2019-01-08
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Midlands PASS Meeting tonight with Andy Leonard
If tonight you’re in or can get to the Columbia, SC area, we have a treat for you! Former SQL...
2019-01-08
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Blogs
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
Why Use TRY_PARSE(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Someone asked why I would use TRY_PARSE after I posted a question at SQL...
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