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
337 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
303 reads
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SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
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How Long is a Long I/O?
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T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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