Installing Pester
One of the things that I believe strongly in is that we need better testing of software. Actually, what we...
2017-11-27
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Watch Out for Automap in SQL Compare
I wrote a piece on SQL Compare and customizing the Automap feature. This was handy for me in a small...
2017-12-07 (first published: 2017-11-27)
1,237 reads
Database Fundamentals #15: Modifying Data With T-SQL
The preferred method for modifying your data within a database is T-SQL. While the last Fundamentals post showed how to...
2017-12-11 (first published: 2017-11-27)
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Create users in Azure AD
In this post I'll show you how to create new users in your Azure Active Directory so you can use them as service accounts or to grant other users...
2017-11-27
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Closing all of the connections to a database
Doing a database restore may not be the most common task a database professional will ever do, but it’s a...
2017-12-07 (first published: 2017-11-27)
7,332 reads
Back To (Security) Basics
Security is very much on our minds these days. Scarcely a day goes by without hearing of a yet another...
2017-12-06 (first published: 2017-11-27)
1,588 reads
Vigilant SQL DBA Vulnerability Management & 1st Look at Azure Vulnerability Assessments (Baltimore SSUG Session last week)
Just a quick note to share last Wednesday night's presentation on how to manage SQL Server vulnerabilities, plus a first...
2017-11-27
558 reads
Design Concepts To Help You Create Better Power BI Reports
I have decided to write a series of blog posts about visual design concepts that can have a big impact...
2017-12-08 (first published: 2017-11-27)
2,422 reads
Create users in Azure AD
In this post I'll show you how to create new users in your Azure Active Directory so you can use...
2017-11-27
146 reads
PASS Linux for the SQL Server DBA Webinar – Dec 13
Join me for a session on Linux administration for the SQL Server DBA as part of the PASS SQL Server...
2017-12-04 (first published: 2017-11-26)
1,134 reads
Blogs
New article – migrating from a named instance
By Brian Kelley
Do you have a case where you have a named instance you'd like to...
Using the SIGN() Function: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was trolling the docs and noticed the SIGN() function. I have never written...
T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
By ReviewMyDB
The T-SQL Tuesday #201 round-up: nine bloggers on whether temp tables are a friend...
Forums
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RegEx Functions I
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RegEx Functions I
Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?
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