Deploy Dacpacs with dbatools – The Script!
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Not so long ago, I wrote about how dbatools now has functions that can be used to deploy dacpacs. What...
2018-01-16
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Richie Lee's SQL Stuff
salt Release 1.1.2562 – With Bug Fix!
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Very recently a user of salt got in touch with me about a bug when setting the job schedules up...
2018-01-09
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The Mystery Of The Failing Azure Cmdlet
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I’ve been helping out a team with setting up a deployment pipeline that uses Azure Data lake Store, and so...
2017-12-14
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PoshSSDTBuildDeploy Update – Now With Dynamic SqlCmdVar Updates
One of the big challenges in the whole “build once/deploy many” ideology is the need for environment configuration. And this...
2017-11-28
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PoshSSDTBuildDeploy Update – Now With LocalDB!
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Late on Friday I published a PowerShell Module that gives working examples of using DataToolsMSBuild. All very interesting, go and...
2017-11-28
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Kill a Connection, Session, or Command in Analysis Services
One of the useful features of the SSAS Activity Monitor is the ability to cancel sessions and queries. Though there is...
2017-10-10
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Failed SSIS Build – DtsRuntimeException
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I was helping a team debug a failed build today. Despite the fact that the build compiled on the devs...
2017-10-06
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Automate Parameterising SSIS Connection Managers
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Back when SQL Server 2012 was known as Denali, one of the new and exciting features released was that all...
2017-10-11 (first published: 2017-10-06)
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What Do You Get if You Unpack an Ispac?
I’ve spent what feels like a lifetime working on automating SSIS deployments, more specifically SSIS packages that have been created...
2017-10-04
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Deploy SSAS Cubes With PowerShell
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Recently someone got in touch with me about one of my earliest posts on my old blog. I realised I...
2017-10-03
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Advice I Like: Art
By Steve Jones
Superheroes and saints never make art. Only imperfect beings can make art because art...
Why Optimize CPU for RDS SQL Server is a game changer
One feature that I have been waiting for years! The new announcement around optimize...
Performance tuning KubeVirt for SQL Server
Following on from my last post about Getting Started With KubeVirt & SQL Server,...
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Think LSNs Are Unique? Think Again - Preventing Data Loss in CDC ETL
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The AI Bubble and the Weak Foundation Beam
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A Big PK
In SQL Server 2025, how many columns can be included in a Primary Key constraint?
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