Powershell script to find new servers in an AD domain
This is actually part of a process I am creating to automatically discover SQL Server instances in an Active Directory domain. So there...
2019-06-19 (first published: 2019-06-06)
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Sysinternals – A Swiss Army Knife for IT Pros
I’m at the Techno Security and Digital Forensics conference in Myrtle Beach again this year. I sat in on a presentation about performing malware analysis. The analyst began with...
2019-06-06
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To use ALTER DATABASE, the database must be in a writable state in which a checkpoint can be executed. – when moving files on an Availability Group secondary.
Here’s a little error that I stumbled across the other day when trying to migrate the data files of an Availability Group secondary node onto a nice new SAN....
2019-06-06
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Moving to a Modern Microsoft Platform
Melbourne Event – Monday 17th June 2019 (Free – including lunch and prizes) PASS, in conjunction with Microsoft, Intel and community leaders are offering free training on Moving to...
2019-06-06
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Actual Emails: Will MSOLEDB work for connecting to an Availability Group?
Scenario:
We need to configure an existing legacy application from an external vendor to talk to our new SQL Server 2017 Availability Group, which spans multiple subnets. In the end,...
2019-06-05
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The Data Platform is Important
I didn’t attend the //build/ conference this year and am slightly disappointed. Only slightly, since I was in these cities in May already and didn’t need another trip: London,...
2019-06-21 (first published: 2019-06-05)
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Why Security Through Obscurity Is Bad (Alone)
Security through (by) obscurity is where we try to protect an asset by hiding it. Anyone who has ever played the game Capture the Flag knows that a motivated...
2019-06-21 (first published: 2019-06-05)
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How do I force a SQL Login to change it’s password on next login
Forcing someone to change their password on a periodic basis is a pretty common thing, and any time I’ve gotten ... Continue reading
2019-06-19 (first published: 2019-06-05)
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Implicit Conversion Insights with XE
Seldom does a DBA have the opportunity to get out in front of infrequent or random errors such as implicit conversions. More often than not, it is the privilege...
2019-06-05
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Implicit Conversion Insights with XE
Seldom does a DBA have the opportunity to get out in front of infrequent or random errors such as implicit conversions. More often than not, it is the privilege...
2019-06-05
19 reads
Blogs
How I Built RAG for My Accounting App on Bedrock and pgvector
The first version of my accounting assistant could not find a single purchase of...
Why AI isn’t paying off yet, and what to invest in first
Why isn’t AI paying off yet? Drawing on lessons from digital transformation, Joyful Craftsmen...
Flyway Tips: Analytics Platforms (Snowflake and Databricks)
By Steve Jones
I’m really excited about some growth in Flyway support. I’ve been asking about this...
Forums
Pay for Performance
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Too Many Choices
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Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers