Randomness in Security Configuration
We were deploying a new web service. Because of the nature of the service, we wanted it to listen on...
2017-08-24 (first published: 2017-08-14)
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Installing the (currently) latest Data Tools
I’m working on a project right now and it’s going to require me not only to refresh my SSIS skills...
2017-08-14
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Patching SQL Server and SSMS? Order matters.
If you’ve been living under a rock, you may not have noticed how frequently SSMS is getting updated. The SQL...
2017-08-14
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Fix for Blurry SSMS in Windows 10
I recently got a new laptop with Windows 10. I noticed SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS 17.1) was looking a...
2017-08-14
7,734 reads
Azure Cloud “Fear” Busting #4 – Losing Control?
So the decision to move to the cloud has been made but there is a fear from people that once...
2017-08-25 (first published: 2017-08-14)
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Monday Coffee: Time Off
Nice to be back after a week off. I’ve been writing three posts a week (sometimes more) since the beginning...
2017-08-14
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PSDay.UK Tickets are on sale
Following a lot of hard work by the organising folks Gael Colas, Ebru Cucen, Daniel Krebs and Johnathan Medd, we...
2017-08-13
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Building Your Brand and Becoming a Thought Leader Session Materials
Thank you to everyone that attending my session today at SQL Saturday #649 in Jacksonville, Florida! It was a packed...
2017-08-12
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Training and tips to get certified with Microsoft (Part 3)
Welcome back, thanks for keep on reading me, and for the ones who read for the first time, welcome.With this third post I'll keep answering the question Where did...
2017-08-11
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Just Say No to Social Engineering Memes
These memes, from a security and privacy perspective, are nothing but trouble. Here’s an example I just saw a friend...
2017-08-11
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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