Save the Connection String Parameters in SSMS – AlwaysOn
In the SQL Server AlwaysOn setup, whenever you are using a listener to connect to a secondary node, you have...
2018-08-10 (first published: 2018-07-26)
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Are your backup files where they say they are?
I was having a cleanup of some old scripts the other day when I stumbled upon a script I wrote...
2018-08-08 (first published: 2018-07-25)
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 112 – Acterys Matrix Light)
In this module you will learn how to use the Acterys Matrix Light. Acterys Matrix Light is designed primarily for...
2018-08-14 (first published: 2018-07-25)
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Know more about SQL Server MSDB log store for database backups, restores, and recovery: Q& A – Part 3
In this article, we’ll see the how the backup-and-restore meta-data tables store the information in the MSDB database. How do...
2018-07-25
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Know more about SQL Server database backups, restores, and recovery: Q& A – Part 2
In this article, you’ll see the Q&A about the database restore and recovery internals. To learn a lot about SQL...
2018-07-25
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Know more about SQL Server database backups, restores, and recovery: Q& A – Part 1
Let’s deep dive and review each of the database backup command topics to get a better understanding of what it...
2018-07-25
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A PowerShell Pester Check for parsing SQL scripts
I like to write Pester checks to make sure that all is as expected! This is just a quick post...
2018-07-25
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There’s Still a Place for SQL Server Profiler
Follow a few of the SQL Family on Twitter and you’ll mostly see one view regards SQL Profiler, and it’s...
2018-08-09 (first published: 2018-07-25)
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ArcGIS Maps for Power BI: Free vs. Paid version
(2018-July-25) I like the ESRI company slogan, "The Science of Where". Hopefully, it will help someone not to get lost in...
2018-08-14 (first published: 2018-07-25)
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Repair SQL Server on Linux after an Ubuntu distribution upgrade
SQL Server 2017 is supported on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Long-Term Support), however that version of Ubuntu Linux is now more...
2018-07-25
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How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
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The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
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“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
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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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