Data Ceili 2023 – Schedule and Registration
Today we have announced the schedule for Data Céilí 2023 and have opened registration! We have two days of great sessions for you, the 8th of June will have...
2023-04-03
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Truncating very large transaction log in full recovery mode
While I always configure transaction log backups for every database in non-simple recovery model, and to compliment it I also have monitoring in place if transaction log doesn't get...
2023-04-17 (first published: 2023-03-31)
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Autonomous Driving Around London
There’s a video of Bill Gates taking a drive in an autonomous car around London. I’ve been to London dozens of times, ridden and cabs and Ubers, and even...
2023-04-14 (first published: 2023-03-31)
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Best way to monitor high worker thread on SQL Server
It is common to see high worker count issue on the production server and it can have a range of negative impacts on SQL Server performance and stability, potentially...
2023-04-17 (first published: 2023-03-31)
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New Job -> Week 3 -> Creating Alerts
This is part of a series of new job blog posts. You can find them all here. The main goal for week 3: setup much needed alerts on DTU...
2023-03-31 (first published: 2023-03-30)
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Using SQL Alerts to Spot Suspicious Activity in SQL
SQL doesn’t really give us too many tools out of the box to allow us to spot when someone may be up to no good. We can look at...
2023-04-12 (first published: 2023-03-29)
580 reads
How to Change the Browser Used by SSMS for AAD Auth
Did you know that you can change the browser used by SQL Server Management Studio to authenticate using Azure Active Directory to a SQL database in Azure? I had...
2023-04-12 (first published: 2023-03-28)
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Typing with Your Tongue Part 2: Voice Access
A few months ago, I wrote a post on how I use voice technology to continue working with my ALS condition. Since that post was written, Microsoft released a...
2023-04-14 (first published: 2023-03-28)
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Tales From The Field Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of 03-20-2023 & Kiddos Growing Up
William, right, 11 years ago the morning of our college tour Hello Dear Reader! When I got off the plane from SQLBits I wasn't feeling great. To be honest, I...
2023-03-28
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Why i use a smaller docker image part I
What is Docker? Docker is a famous platform for building, shipping, and running container applications. What are containers? Containers are a way to package software in a portable and...
2023-04-10 (first published: 2023-03-27)
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
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