PowerShell Multithreading with PoshRSJob
Intro PowerShell has had a native method for spawning multiple “threads” ever since I can remember, in the form of the *-Job functions. They work OK, but there are...
2018-12-17
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FLX SQL
Tips for Attending a SQL Saturday
Matt (blog | twitter) is preparing for his first SQL Saturday presentation next weekend in Washington, DC. He’s asked:
I wanted to get an idea of some good, bad, and...
2018-11-29
5 reads
PASS Summit 2018 - A Lesson in Personal Branding
Last year at PASS Summit 2017, I heard a number of comments related to people not recognizing me without the hat in my social media photo/avatar. The linked post...
2018-11-28
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PASS Summit 2018 - Photos
My album of people and events at Summit 2018. Somehow a number of photo opportunities were missed!
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2018-11-19
3 reads
Copying Individual Tables with dbatools
@SQLMonkeyNYC asked on Twitter this morning:
#sqlhelp Does anyone have a product that will back up a single table and restore it to another database? Thanks in advance!!
— The SQL...
2018-11-14
9 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #108 - Learning Tech Beyond SQL Server
Malathi Mahadevan (blog|twitter) is hosting this month’s T-SQL Tuesday, a monthly blog party for the SQL Server community.
Malathi has asked us to:
Pick one thing you want to learn that...
2018-11-06
5 reads
PASS Summit: Planting Seeds of Knowledge
On the eve of this year’s PASS Summit, I find myself reflecting on my first Summit in 2012. My employer was generous enough to pay for not only Summit...
2018-11-04
2 reads
PASS Summit 2018 - Let's Hang Out! Where to Find Me
In addition to being an amazing opportunity for both technical and professional development, PASS Summit is a #sqlfamily reunion and a huge networking event. Catching up with old friends,...
2018-10-29
3 reads
Here Comes the New Blog. Same as the Old Blog.
Welcome to the new home of my blog! I’ve had this domain for over a year but with PASS Summit 2018 coming up soon I decided it was time...
2018-10-28
3 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #107 - Death March
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Jeff Mlakar and he asks us to write about a project that went horribly wrong. My story isn’t really worthy of the...
2018-10-10
2 reads
Blogs
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
What does this code return?
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