Install SQL via Windows Command Line

I have been on a mission to find easier ways to install SQL Server.  I have recently been working on...

SQL Server : Understanding Backup and Restore operations using Docker Containers

In this article, we will discuss the concepts of database backup-and-restore operations on SQL Server Docker containers. This is certainly...

Save your execution plans!

Working with performance problems and query tuning can be a headache and take a lot of time.  Most companies I...

Back to #SQLSat Louisville

Next week is SQL Saturday #729 – Lousiville and I’m making the trip. This will be my third or fourth trip...

Baton Rouge User Groups Networking Night

What a great evening of interesting presentations, professional networking, and Jambalaya!We had 5 speakers last night on topics covering: Availability Groups (me), software documentation, leveraging the SQL Server community,...

Balancing Security Concerns.

I have a presentation I do every now again on security basics that I’m actually quite proud of. One of...

SQL .NET Requirements

SQL Server Install Requirements

SQL Server Installation requirements indicate .NET 3.5, 4.0, or 4.6 depending on the version. This is not including SSMS. At this point you shouldn’t use SSMS...

Finding Inconsistent Key Values–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...

Performance as a feature, software developer edition

Relational database management systems (RDBMS) like SQL Server and Azure SQL Database are very good at managing normalized data. Efficient...

What the Microsoft MVP Award Means to Me in 2018

I recently received my seventh “Most Valuable Professional” award from Microsoft. Oddly, I don’t think I’ve ever written about what this award means to me until this point. In...