TDD for SQL Server using tSQLt course certificates now available
I have been asked a few times now for course completion certificates so I have decided to give out certificates to anyone who pays for a plan and sends...
2018-07-18
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Ed Elliott's Sql Developer Blog
mentor or mentee be, be both, be neither, be happy
TLDR: There is a new exciting community slack channel where you can find a mentor, a mentee or both if...
2018-07-06
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mentor or mentee be, be both, be neither, be happy
TLDR: There is a new exciting community slack channel where you can find a mentor, a mentee or both if that floats your boat. The great Chrissy LeMaire (https://twitter.com/cl)...
2018-07-06
Deploying to Azure Without Writing JSON Arm Templates
Reading Time: 6 minutes (not a minute longer)
TLDR; ARM templates are a great way to deploy to Azure, setting up...
2018-06-19
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Deploying to Azure Without Writing JSON Arm Templates
Reading Time: 6 minutes (not a minute longer)
TLDR; ARM templates are a great way to deploy to Azure, setting up...
2018-06-19
393 reads
Deploying to Azure Without Writing JSON Arm Templates
Reading Time: 6 minutes (not a minute longer)
TLDR; ARM templates are a great way to deploy to Azure, setting up a template that can deploy an entire environment from...
2018-06-19
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Running MySQL on a VSTS build agent
I had a requirement to run MySQL on a VSTS hosted build agent and then to be able to run...
2018-05-08
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Running MySQL on a VSTS build agent
I had a requirement to run MySQL on a VSTS hosted build agent and then to be able to run commands from outside of the container and this gave...
2018-05-08
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Database testing and ETL processes
Unit testing using tSQLt is really great, you call FakeTable on any tables your code touches and then insert the...
2018-05-10 (first published: 2018-05-01)
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Database testing and ETL processes
Unit testing using tSQLt is really great, you call FakeTable on any tables your code touches and then insert the columns and rows your test actually need, nothing more,...
2018-05-01
Blogs
Trace Flag 1448 – Lessons from a Technical Interview
By gbargsley
In SQL Server environments where transactional replication runs alongside Always On Availability Groups (AGs),...
Disable the sa login in SQL Server (and sleep better)
Disable the sa login in SQL Server (and sleep better)If you run SQL Server...
Leadership in Times of Change: Guiding Teams Through Uncertainty, Disruption, and Transformation
By Chris Yates
Change is inevitable. What separates thriving organizations from those that falter is not the...
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Azure SQL Database MAXDOP
When Azure SQL Database was originally released, the MAXDOP was set to 0 for each new database. In Oct 2025, what is the default value for Azure SQL databases?
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