Azure SQL Database Compatibility with SQL Server
A long time ago, in early days of the Azure SQL Database in 2015, I wrote this article in which I tried to compare the SQL Server and Azure...
2020-10-02 (first published: 2020-09-27)
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Gorandalf's SQL Blog
Take off with the new Flight Simulator
On August 18th 2020, Microsoft launched the newest version of the most successful flight simulator ever developed. The program was first released in 1982 and is the longest-running, best-known,...
2020-08-19
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Take off with the new Flight Simulator
On August 18th 2020, Microsoft launched the newest version of the most successful flight simulator ever developed. The program was first released in 1982 and is the longest-running, best-known,...
2020-08-19
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The value of mentoring
I’ve spent my whole career working with databases which is over 20 years and counting. I work for a great company and I love what I do. The job...
2020-08-28 (first published: 2020-08-17)
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Connect() live stream for Developers around the World
Connect() is a yearly, Microsoft-hosted developer event that is broadcast live from New York City to developers worldwide.
The Connect(); 2017...
2017-11-13
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Windows Tips and Tricks – Why do I Have Trouble Ejecting USB Hard Drives?
External USB drives should be safely detached from Windows instead of just unplugging them from the computer. Most of us...
2017-11-01
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SQL Server 2017 is coming
It’s official: the next version of SQL Server, planned to be released this year, will be called SQL Server 2017....
2017-04-19
3,370 reads
Windows Tips and Tricks – Quick Screen Clipping
It’s quite easy to hit the PrintScreen key and capture the whole screen. But how do we quickly capture a...
2017-04-07 (first published: 2017-03-22)
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Here I go again
About two years ago I wrote my first blog post.
About a year ago I paused my blogging activity. That’s when...
2017-03-21
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Dynamic Data Masking
Here’s a new feature that I like very much: Limiting exposure of sensitive data like user emails, phone numbers, addresses,...
2016-03-04 (first published: 2016-02-29)
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Blogs
SQL Server 2025
By Vinay Thakur
Microsoft announced on November 2024 a preview for SQL Server 2025 another major release...
Advice I Like: Apologies
By Steve Jones
How to apologize: quickly, specifically, sincerely. Don’t ruin an apology with an excuse –...
Build a Serverless Todo App With AWS, Pulumi, and Python
Try this step-by-step guide to build and deploy a scalable serverless app that’s accessible...
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SQL Clustered Resource in online pending for about 3-5 mins before coming online
Hello! SQL Clustered resource used to come online during manual or automatic failover in...
SQL Query to use in MS SSRS server to give you your report structure.
Code that can be used in order to create dashboard or SSRS report on...
Temp table security
So, I have an interesting situation that I need a double-check on. One of...
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Escaping Like I
I have this data in a SQL Server 2022 table:
PlayerIDPlayerNamePlayerStatus 1The \%ChampActive 2The ChampActive 3The_ChampionActive 4The__ChampionActive 5The\_ChampActiveHow many rows are returned by this code in SQL Server 2022?
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