CLR Strict Security in SQL 2017
SQL Server 2017 has enhanced the security requirements for using CLRs. Read on to see what I ran into, and how I was able to get CLRs to work!
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2019-01-21
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A Discussion of SQL Server-Related Topics
T-SQL Tuesday #110 – Automate All the Things
Automate All the Things
I had a strange thing happen to me this week. My IFTTT applet that sends me an...
2019-01-08
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T-SQL Tuesday #110 – Automate All the Things
From a DBA's perspective, automation is something that is absolutely necessary. This post shows just a few areas where I use automation in my life.
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2019-01-08
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TSQL-Tuesday #109 – Influence Somebody
Influence Somebody
Ahh, December. What a wonderful time. Snow all around (many along the eastern seaboard of the United States were...
2018-12-12
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TSQL-Tuesday #109 – Influence Somebody
Influence Somebody Ahh, December. What a wonderful time. Snow all around (many along the eastern seaboard of the United States were hit Sunday by a snowstorm… I had 7?...
2018-12-12
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 6 (Chronal Coordinates)
Next, Advent of Code 2018 – Day 6
As I explained in a recent post, I’m participating in this year’s Advent of...
2018-12-07
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 6 (Chronal Coordinates)
Next, Advent of Code 2018 – Day 6 As I explained in a recent post, I’m participating in this year’s Advent of Code challenge, with the twist of doing...
2018-12-07
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 3 (Slicing)
Advent of Code 2018 – Day 3
As I explained in a recent post, I’m participating in this year’s Advent of Code...
2018-12-06
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 3 (Slicing)
A T-SQL approach to solving the 2018 “Advent of Code” programming challenge. This solution includes a physical tally table.
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2018-12-06
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5 (Alchemical Reduction)
Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5
As I explained in a recent post, I’m participating in this year’s Advent of Code...
2018-12-05
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Blogs
Power BI Performance in 2026: A Practical Guide to Faster Semantic Models and Reports
By James Serra
Originally published April 2022; substantially updated July 2026. This post is a complete replacement...
Getting Started with Azure SQL Developer on Macbook
The idea behind Azure SQL Developer is for anyone to build, iterate, and test...
AI Experiments: Claude Solved a DAB Issue
By Steve Jones
I’m sure many of you are using AI regularly, perhaps chatting, perhaps using some...
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Migration Challenge: Excessive FULLSCAN Statistics Update Duration Blocking SQL
Hello everyone , I am planning to migrate a database from SQL Server 2014...
SQL Agent Job Automated Change Capture Process
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Another Model, More Data Loss
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Question of the Day
Finding a Database Master Key
Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?
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