Home Office Desk Evolution
Setting up a home office can be a daunting task. Doubly so when you don’t get an opportunity to plan it out and you have to set things up...
2020-06-02
11 reads
FLX SQL
Checking for SQL Server Updates with dbatools
It turns out I was doing this all wrong for months. For the longest time, I’ve been checking my SQL Server instances to see what needs patching with Test-DbaBuild...
2021-04-26 (first published: 2020-04-28)
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Checking for SQL Server Updates with dbatools
It turns out I was doing this all wrong for months.
For the longest time, I’ve been checking my SQL Server instances to see what needs patching with Test-DbaBuild from...
2020-04-28
83 reads
Remote Work Resources
We’re at least five weeks into this thing here in New York and while there are some encouraging signs, it’s more likely than not that “non-essential” workers aren’t at...
2020-04-21
10 reads
SQL Saturday Organizer Q&A
A little while ago, Ray Kim (blog | twitter) asked a few folks who organize SQL Saturday events a few questions for his blog. The results are in and...
2020-04-09
14 reads
COVID-19 - Work & Life Changes, How We're Coping
Settle in folks, this is a long, rambling post.
As this goes live, it’s been about three weeks since my abrupt switch from driving to the office every day to...
2020-04-06
11 reads
User Defined Types and Temp Tables Gotcha
This tripped me up a few weeks ago, but once I stopped and thought about for a moment it made total sense. I was trying to copy some data...
2020-04-02
4,404 reads
User Defined Types and Temp Tables Gotcha
This tripped me up a few weeks ago, but once I stopped and thought about for a moment it made total sense. I was trying to copy some data...
2020-04-02
22 reads
Modernizing Your T-SQL: Trimming Strings
This is one of several posts on modernizing T-SQL code with new features and functionality available in SQL Server. Last year, you finally retired the last of your SQL...
2020-03-17
131 reads
Modernizing Your T-SQL: Trimming Strings
This is one of several posts on modernizing T-SQL code with new features and functionality available in SQL Server.
Last year, you finally retired the last of your SQL Server...
2020-03-17
19 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
By ReviewMyDB
Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...
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