SQL Server Infernals – Circle 2: Generalizers
Object-Oriented programming taught us that generalizing is a good thing and, whenever possible, we should do it. Complex class hierarchies...
2015-06-29 (first published: 2015-06-24)
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oPASS June 2015: Using BI Power tools to visualize your SQL Infrastructure with Rodney Landrum
The next oPASS meeting is tomorrow night (June 25, 2015):
DBAs do not always have time to work with some of...
2015-06-24
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Working at Microsoft – A Year in Reflection
Last year after starting my new job with Microsoft as a Senior Consultant I wrote an article about my interviewing...
2015-06-24
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Seeking Full Day Seminars For The Friday Before SQLSaturday Orlando 2015
We’re planning to run one or two (or maybe even three) seminars (aka pre-cons) in conjunction with SQLSaturday Orlando 2015....
2015-06-24
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Why does sqlpackage.exe not compare after the pre deployment script has run?
It isn't a Pre compare script
When you use SSDT to deploy your dacpac, a pre deployment script lets you run...
2015-06-24
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Why does sqlpackage.exe not compare after the pre deployment script has run?
It isn’t a Pre compare script
When you use SSDT to deploy your dacpac, a pre deployment script lets you run...
2015-06-24
46 reads
Why does sqlpackage.exe not compare after the pre deployment script has run?
It isn’t a Pre compare script
When you use SSDT to deploy your dacpac, a pre deployment script lets you run...
2015-06-24
82 reads
Adding Extended Properties to a Table
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2015-07-03 (first published: 2015-06-24)
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Why does sqlpackage.exe not compare after the pre deployment script has run?
It isn't a Pre compare script
When you use SSDT to deploy your dacpac, a pre deployment script lets you run some T-SQL scripts before the script which brings your...
2015-06-24
22 reads
Some simple examples of querying xml with sql
XML is a beast if you've never tackled it. Here are some simple examples of what I discovered as I...
2015-06-30 (first published: 2015-06-24)
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Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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