Learning through gaming a SQL Server tale
I’ve been teaching my 17 yr old SQL Server and other various topics. I have quite a bit of experience...
2017-08-18 (first published: 2017-07-31)
2,429 reads
Confessions of a Microsoft Addict
Off Topic: Dream Car Garage: 6 Cars, $250k
I was reading Brent’s blog today and decided to make my own $250k dream car garage list. Mostly because I...
2017-07-18
254 reads
How to display more text in SSMS
Today’s blog post is going to be a short one but can be very helpful if you’re new to SQL...
2017-07-28 (first published: 2017-07-14)
12,155 reads
Reading the log on SQL for Linux
The SQL Server errorlog is a really helpful place to find all sorts of fun facts about your SQL Server...
2017-06-29
895 reads
1 year of blogging
It’s hard to believe but a full year has now passed as of today. It’s my blogoversery! Can that be...
2017-06-22
430 reads
Access to SQL Server is finally coming
Imagine a world where one of the software giants releases their brand new operating system and a new application architecture...
2017-06-09
1,593 reads
Time saving trick for PowerShell and CMD
Real quick and simple post for today. Having grown up with a computer since the 80’s, I can tell you...
2017-06-08
539 reads
SQL Server Monitoring: Creating your own metrics
The one and only important factor in monitoring is data. How much of x and how little of y? If...
2017-06-05
578 reads
If Clippy found his way to SSMS
Recently my wife and I were comparing Cortana with Siri. It’s sometimes fun to compare virtual assistants to see how...
2017-06-16 (first published: 2017-06-01)
2,743 reads
Not SQL: Taking a stand against scammers
If you’ve read my blog you’ll probably know that I don’t like our lack of forward thinking when it comes...
2017-05-03
534 reads
Blogs
Audit – Security Compliance Frameworks (Part 1)
By Vinay Thakur
This blog series on Audit/Compliance/Security, this is first blog where we would discuss about...
Restore SQL Server Database to an OrbStack Container
In the previous post, we've built a SQL Server 2025 sandbox in an OrbStack...
Day of Data Baton Rouge Slides and Code
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my talk today at Day of data Baton Rouge...
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Limiting Checkpoints
If I use the -k parameter with a number after it, what does this change in SQL Server?
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