AzCopy finally gets a sync option, and all the world rejoices
I consider Blob Storage to be the gateway drug to Azure, because it’s a really easy way to get going...
2019-01-02
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Born SQL with Randolph West
Giving thanks in 2018
It’s the last post of 2018, and in years past I’ve recapped the year that has just been. This is...
2018-12-26
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Infrastructure matters, even in the Cloud
I am still amused by terminology in the Information Technology field. Words like “Kubernetes,” “containers,” and the BASIC keywords PEEK...
2018-12-19
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Some databases may show a NULL collation in the sys.databases DMV
While working on my Swart’s Ten Percent Rule post last week, I needed to test the Windows version of the...
2018-12-12
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Flagrantly ignoring the 10% rule
My friend Michael J. Swart has a rule of thumb he calls Swart’s Ten Percent Rule. If you’re using over...
2018-12-05
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Price increase for Azure in Canadian dollars
On 1 December 2018, Microsoft is increasing Azure subscription prices in Canadian dollars by 5%. The following is taken directly...
2018-11-28
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Dates and Times in SQL Server: DATEDIFF() and DATEDIFF_BIG()
Last time we looked at adding or subtracting date parts using the DATEADD() T-SQL system function. This week we see...
2018-11-21
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Dates and Times in SQL Server: DATEADD()
We are now in the home stretch of the long-running series about dates and times in SQL Server and Azure...
2018-11-14
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PASS Summit Speaker Idol 2018
This scheduled post is coming to you from Seattle, where the PASS Summit 2018 has just kicked off. Because it...
2018-11-07
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String or binary data would be truncated: get the full picture in SQL Server 2017
SQL Server 2019 Preview (CTP 2.0) introduced a long-awaited improvement to an error message that’s been around in SQL Server...
2018-10-31
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Blogs
Fabric as a Data Mesh Enabler: Rethinking Enterprise Data Distribution
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have approached data management with the same mindset as someone stuffing...
Truncate Table Pitfalls
Truncate Table Pitfalls Truncating a table can be gloriously fast—and spectacularly dangerous when used carelessly....
dataMinds Connect 2025 – Slides & Scripts
You can find all the session materials for the presentation “Indexing for Dummies” that...
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DBCC CHECKIDENT
What is returned as a result set when I run this command without a new seed value?
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