Database Superhero Adventures, July 2018
Sorry readers, I was having some many adventures there was no June edition. In May, I had SQLSaturday Dallas where...
2018-07-02
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Introduction to Docker and Docker Toolbox
The article gives some knowledge about getting started and utilizing Docker containers. The focus is all about understanding Docker and...
2018-07-02
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SQL Homework – July 2018 – Create a SQL Agent Job
For this month’s homework let’s try something a bit different. SQL Agent jobs are a very powerful tool frequently used...
2018-07-13 (first published: 2018-07-02)
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Azure SQL Elastic Pools – Moving Databases
If you read official Microsoft documentation about naming conventions for your SQL elastic pools, it is hard to find any...
2018-07-09 (first published: 2018-07-02)
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Cloud Backup Comparison
I used to use Crashplan. This was about $150 a year, but I could to 5 machines. I used to...
2018-07-06 (first published: 2018-06-29)
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Learning Goals –June 2018 Update
The June update for T-SQL Tuesday #97. I made a plan and it’s hard to stick to.
tl;dr – Very little done.
I...
2018-06-29
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Azure Data Lake Store Gen2
Big news! The next generation of Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) has arrived. See the official announcement. In short, ADLS Gen2 is the combination of the current ADLS (now called...
2018-06-28
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Azure Data Lake Store Gen2
Big news! The next generation of Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) has arrived. See the official announcement.
In short, ADLS Gen2 is...
2018-07-10 (first published: 2018-06-28)
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I’m Speaking At SQL Saturday Baton Rouge!
I am excited to announce that I have been selected to speak at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge (#749) on August...
2018-06-28
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Minion Backup: Restore to another server
Minion Backup makes your SQL Server backups effortless, of course. And even better, it makes your restores effortless! Oh, yes….yes indeed. Today we’ll look...
2018-06-28
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Blogs
Are Blogs Still Relevant? I Think They Still Are.
As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
Reading Blogs: T-SQL Tuesday #204
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? - T-SQL Tuesday #204
By alevyinroc
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
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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