Configure HyperV on windows 10 - Part 5

Configure HyperV on windows 10 - Part 5

Configure HyperV on windows 10 - Part 5

Git Tricks–Getting a New Remote Branch–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. This is probably more for me than anyone,...

If not me, then who?

[Content Warning: this post contains references to subjects that may trigger a trauma response. Read with caution.] This is not a technical post. I was going to write about...

Query options in Azure Synapse Analytics

The public preview version of Azure Synapse Analytics has three compute options and four types of storage that it can access (mentioned in my blog at SQL on-demand in...

Daily Coping 16 Sep 2020

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

Merry-Go-Round or Advanced Scan

The merry-go-round scan or advanced scan is something that I’ve seen mentioned a few times recently and it’s a lovely little feature of Enterprise Edition that not all that...

Backups for Azure SQL Virtual Machines

When it comes to database backups for IaaS based Azure SQL Servers you have 3 options. Automated Backups, both V1 and V2 depending on the SQL Server version. Azure...

Azure DevOps at the Data Platform Summit 2020

I was lucky enough to go to the Data Platform Summit in 2017. I still have one of my favorite speaking pictures from the event: I took my whole...