Speakers wanted for Richmond (VA) SQL Server Users Group – 2019
The Richmond SQL Server User Group, located in Richmond, VA, is looking for speakers for the 2019 calendar year. Due...
2018-11-08
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Blog Posts
SQL work-vacation, Thursday! (#Workation #PASSSummit)
Hello yet again! I’ve been writing about our time this week in Seattle, for the PASS Summit. Saturday, I wrote that we’re here...
2018-11-08
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The 5 Scariest Moments for a SQL Server Developer
While families and friends are scaring each other this Halloween week with stories of ghosts and ghouls, I thought it’d...
2018-11-08 (first published: 2018-10-30)
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A Busy Summit
I’m only at the PASS Summit for two days, but they will be busy. If you’re at the event and...
2018-11-07
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A Health Check can keep your SQL database in great shape
Modern businesses are data-driven. Many business leaders will tell you it is the “lifeblood” of their company. Good data helps...
2018-11-07
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A Health Check can keep your SQL database in great shape
Modern businesses are data-driven. Many business leaders will tell you it is the “lifeblood” of their company. Good data helps us provide outstanding service to our customers, identify potential...
2018-11-07
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Append Variable activity in Azure Data Factory: Story of combining things together
(2018-Oct-29) There are only a few sentences in the official Microsoft web page that describe newly introduced activity task (Append Variable)...
2018-11-07 (first published: 2018-10-29)
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Azure SQL Database – Aborting Scale Request
Scaling up or down an Azure SQL Database is a very common task. Whilst common it is also very easy...
2018-11-07
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Cannot Use the Special Principal – Back to Basics
Cannot use the special principal 'dbo'. This error message can be misleading. This article will take you on a journey of common mis-steps along with the appropriate fix for...
2018-11-07
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Explicitly Drop Temporary Tables Or Wait For Cleanup?
I was recently asked if we are going to see performance differences if we explicitly drop temporary tables. I couldn’t...
2018-11-07 (first published: 2018-10-29)
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Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
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