MVP No more, But It’s OK
Embracing Limitations: Finding Strength and Purpose in Hard Times For four years, I was honored to receive the MVP award for my work in the
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2024-07-26 (first published: 2024-07-12)
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Blog Posts
T-SQL Tuesday #176: One piece of advice for Past Steve
I almost missed this month, so this is also a good #SQLNewBlogger post. I thought about it for a few minutes as I ate breakfast at my desk and...
2024-07-26 (first published: 2024-07-09)
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Customizable Footer Credits Are Here
Whether it's "Made with love and WordPress" or "Bob Ross rocks," you can now customize footer credits on your website.
2024-07-24
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How I implemented database migration on AWS using AWS DMS
As a Software Engineer, I would like to replicate a copy of my database from on-premise infrastructure to AWS. This will require me to look for a perfect tool...
2024-07-24 (first published: 2024-07-20)
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T-SQL Tuesday #176 One piece of advice that you wish Past you had
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by a dear friend, long time SQL Server MVP and book author – Louis Davidson. Louis’s call is for us to blog about...
2024-07-24 (first published: 2024-07-09)
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7 Best Online Advanced SQL Training Courses to Learn in 2024
The world runs on data, and SQL is the key to unlocking its secrets. If you're ready to level up your SQL game, online training is a power move....
2024-07-23
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Calling a REST Endpoint from Azure SQL DB
External REST endpoint invocation in Azure SQL DB went GA in August 2023. Whereas before, we might have needed an intermediate technology to make a REST call to an...
2024-07-23
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Calling a REST Endpoint from Azure SQL DB
External REST endpoint invocation in Azure SQL DB went GA in August 2023. Whereas before, we might have needed an intermediate technology to make a REST call to an...
2024-07-23
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Calling a REST Endpoint from Azure SQL DB
External REST endpoint invocation in Azure SQL DB went GA in August 2023. Whereas before, we might have needed an intermediate technology to make a REST call to an...
2024-07-23
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THAT Conference 2024 in Wisconsin Dells
I’m headed back to Wisconsin Dells next week for THAT! Conference 2024. This is my second time in Wisconsin and third THAT overall. This time I didn’t submit, but...
2024-07-23
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Blogs
Chatting with Power BI: Who Benefits from This Conversation?
By Rayis Imayev
"Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t...
A Quick Look at Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
Redgate acquired a data modeling tool from Vertabelo recently and I wanted to explore...
Prepping for Certification, Part 2 of ?
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The advantage of understanding the make-up of the exam: I can tailor my efforts...
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Getting The Database Name
I run this code to connect to SQL Server 2022 from the command line.
sqlcmd -S localhost -EAt the command line, I run these two commands:
SELECT ORIGINAL_DB_NAME() GOWhat is returned? See possible answers