xSQLServer is dead long live SqlServerDsc
I have had a problem with DSC in Azure Automation for a few months now, there was a change made to the xSqlServer DSC resource which meant that the...
2017-12-15
9 reads
Ed Elliott's Sql Developer Blog
What The Tool? Multiple choice quiz to help you choose a tool for SQL Server
There are a few different choices for tools to use when it comes to SQL Server, while the "experienced" amongst...
2017-12-14
333 reads
What The Tool? Multiple choice quiz to help you choose a tool for SQL Server
There are a few different choices for tools to use when it comes to SQL Server, while the “experienced” amongst...
2017-12-14
40 reads
What The Tool? Multiple choice quiz to help you choose a tool for SQL Server
There are a few different choices for tools to use when it comes to SQL Server, while the “experienced” amongst...
2017-12-14
38 reads
What The Tool? Multiple choice quiz to help you choose a tool for SQL Server
There are a few different choices for tools to use when it comes to SQL Server, while the “experienced” amongst us have used query analyzer, enterprise manager and probably...
2017-12-14
5 reads
My Azure ARM template development workflow
Writing infrastructure as code is pretty nice and I enjoy the declarative approach of defining what you want and letting...
2018-01-03 (first published: 2017-12-13)
1,281 reads
My Azure ARM template development workflow
Writing infrastructure as code is pretty nice and I enjoy the declarative approach of defining what you want and letting...
2017-12-13
44 reads
My Azure ARM template development workflow
Writing infrastructure as code is pretty nice and I enjoy the declarative approach of defining what you want and letting...
2017-12-13
35 reads
My Azure ARM template development workflow
Writing infrastructure as code is pretty nice and I enjoy the declarative approach of defining what you want and letting the tooling take care of the how. I guess...
2017-12-13
4 reads
ARMED - Where is the source?
ARMED, where is the source?
For quite a few years I’ve been putting everything I wrote on github and made most...
2017-12-09
302 reads
Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
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Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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