Allow SQL Server Agent jobs management for non sysadmins
I don’t know about your experience when it comes to SQL Server Agent jobs but often I receive requests to grant permission so that clients can handle their jobs...
2019-08-13
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Cláudio Silva
dbatools v1.0? It’s available – Check it out!
Dear reader, before continue please open a PowerShell console and run the following command: If you are doing this on the date of this blog post, you have just...
2019-06-19
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dbatools v1.0? It's available - Check it out!
Dear reader, before continue please open a PowerShell console and run the following command:
Install-Module -Name dbatools If you are doing this on the date of this blog post, you...
2019-06-19
2 reads
“Ups…I have deleted some data. Can you put it back?” – dbatools for the rescue
Few days ago I received a request to restore a dozen of tables because someone have deleted more data than it was supposed. I immediately thought about dbatools for...
2019-06-04 (first published: 2019-05-17)
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'Ups...I have deleted some data. Can you put it back?' - dbatools for the rescue
Few days ago I received a request to restore a dozen of tables because someone have deleted more data than it was supposed. I immediately thought about dbatools for...
2019-05-17
2 reads
Scripting SQL Server objects with dbatools – Beyond default options
Probably you had the need to script out some objects from a SQL Server instance/database and this is quite easy. You just need to right click on the object...
2019-05-29 (first published: 2019-05-15)
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Access is denied – Using DTCPing utility between two Windows Server 2016
Few days ago a client requested the configuration of MSDTC (Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator). NOTE: If you want to know more about it here is a nice FAQ from...
2019-05-21 (first published: 2019-05-10)
5,192 reads
SSMS GUI not working? Try to use T-SQL!
One of the good things, when we have new clients, is that sometimes they have needs that you never heard before. This does not necessarily mean that they are...
2019-04-11 (first published: 2019-03-29)
1,143 reads
SQL Server Operations Studio and VSCode: The wrong default datetimeoffset format
This post is to answer the question: “You are used to seeing in the format of yyyy-MM-dd right?” that I...
2018-09-12
424 reads
Triggers: The hidden logic that will strike back – TSQL Tuesday #106
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is brought by Steve Jones (b | t) and he wants to know if triggers causes headaches...
2018-09-11
245 reads
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The Book of Redgate: Mistakes
By Steve Jones
This is kind of a funny page to look at. The next page has...
ADF Pipeline Debugging Fails with BadRequest – The Sequel
A while ago I blogged about a use case where a pipeline fails during...
Why I stopped using MCP for AI coding stuff
By HeyMo0sh
Something has shifted quietly in 2026. The developers I know/respect—the ones actually shipping, not...
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String Similarity II
What is the range for the result from the EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY() function in SQL Server 2025?
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