Create a slipstream installer for SQL Server on Windows
Since the release of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 in April 2009, it has been possible to install SQL...
2018-10-24
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Blog Posts
Exceeding My Own Expectations in Life!
Wow! The last five years of my career have been amazing. I went from attending a SQLSaturday a couple of...
2018-10-24
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I’m in a book! Data Professionals at Work
A while back a friend of mine, Malathi Mahadevan (b/t), asked me if I’d like to do an interview for...
2018-10-24
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Using Extended Events to Capture Implicit Conversions
Using the appropriate data type to avoid conversions or implicit conversions is a fundamental approach to good T-SQL coding practices....
2018-10-24 (first published: 2018-10-15)
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Whirlwind Tour of Azure SQL Database
I have finally uploaded my Azure SQL Database presentation, apologies for the delay. I am already working on an improved...
2018-10-24
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DAX – Cumulative Total and Blank Handling
When developing DAX measure, you should be aware that Blank value behavior might be similarly insidious as NULL value in...
2018-10-23
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Setting Variables in Azure Data Factory Pipelines
(2018-Oct-15) Working with Azure Data Factory you always tend to compare its functionality with well established ETL packages in SSIS. Data...
2018-10-23 (first published: 2018-10-15)
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Slides and Scripts from IT/Dev Connections
If you attended either of my presentations for this past IT/Dev Connections, here are the promised slides and scripts.
As I...
2018-10-23
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SQL Saturday Lincoln Precon this Friday Oct 26
I’m presenting an exciting preconference training session on Friday, October 26, ahead of the SQL Saturday in Lincoln, Nebraska. This...
2018-10-23
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SQL Server on Linux – External Memory Pressure with 2019 CTP2
In this blog post we’re going to revisit how SQL Server on Linux responds to external memory pressure. This is...
2018-10-23 (first published: 2018-10-13)
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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