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
10 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)
1,282 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
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
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XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
OPENQUERY Flexibility
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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