Persistent Server Name Metadata When Deploying SQL Server in Kubernetes
In this post, we will explore how a Pod name is generated, Pod Name lifecycle, how it’s used inside a Pod to set the system hostname, and how the...
2020-10-31
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Anthony Nocentino Blog
Pre-Conference Workshop and Sessions at PASS Summit
I’m pleased to announce that I will be presenting at PASS Summit. This year I have a pre-conference workshop and a regular session. Let’s dive into each. Pre-Conference Workshop:...
2020-10-22
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Pre-Conference Workshop and Sessions at PASS Summit
I’m pleased to announce that I will be presenting at PASS Summit. This year I have a pre-conference workshop and a regular session. Let’s dive into each.
Pre-Conference Workshop: The...
2020-10-22
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About
Anthony is a Principal Field Solutions Architect at Pure Storage as well as a Pluralsight Author, and a Microsoft Data Platform MVP. Anthony designs solutions, deploys the technology, and...
2020-09-06
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New Pluralsight Course – Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Security
My new course “Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Security” is now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in head over to Pluralsight! This course...
2020-08-24
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New Pluralsight Course – Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Security
My new course “Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Security” is now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in head over to Pluralsight! This course...
2020-08-24
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New Pluralsight Course – Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Security
My new course “Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Security” is now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in head over to Pluralsight! ...
2020-08-24
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New Pluralsight Course – Maintaining, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Kubernetes
My new course “Maintaining, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Kubernetes” is now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in head over to https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/maintaining-monitoring-troubleshooting-kubernetes/! This course will...
2020-06-30
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New Pluralsight Course – Maintaining, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Kubernetes
My new course “Maintaining, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Kubernetes” is now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in head over to Pluralsight! This course will...
2020-06-30
9 reads
New Pluralsight Course – Maintaining, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Kubernetes
My new course “Maintaining, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Kubernetes” is now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in head over to Pluralsight! ...
2020-06-30
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Blogs
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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