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
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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
332 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
39 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
37 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
4 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)
1,280 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
43 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
3 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
301 reads
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Introduction of OPTIMIZE_FOR_SEQUENTIAL_KEY = ON
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The Long Name
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Question of the Day
The Long Name
I run this code to create a table:
When I check the length, I get these results:
A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?