SQL Homework – December 2021 – Changing collation
I can only speak for the locations I’ve worked at of course, but in all of the places I’ve worked ... Continue reading
2021-12-10 (first published: 2021-12-02)
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Times Like These with SQL Server
I was doing some conversion of Oracle code (PL/SQL) to SQL Server code (T-SQL) – which had some quirks. I just thought that I’d share a quick tip that...
2021-12-02
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Configure SQL Server on Linux for Active Directory Authentication
In this post, we’re going to walk through configuring Active Directory authentication for SQL Server on Linux. We will start by joining the Linux server to the domain, configuring...
2021-12-13 (first published: 2021-12-01)
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Be careful with table updates
The dire warning in the subject line is not meant to scare you. Rather, it is advice that is going to be useful to those of us who need...
2021-12-01
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Daily Coping 1 Dec 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-12-01
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Building a pacemaker cluster to deploy a SQL Server availability group in Azure
There are new Ubuntu Pro 20.04 images available in the Azure marketplace with SQL Server 2019 pre-installed so I thought I’d run through how to create a three node...
2021-12-08 (first published: 2021-12-01)
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Daily Coping 30 Nov 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-11-30
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Fail activity in Azure Data Factory and Why would I want to Fail
(2021-Nov-30) I heard a story about a young person who was asked why she was always cutting a small piece of meat and putting it aside before cooking a larger...
2021-12-10 (first published: 2021-11-30)
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Hiding Email with a Dynamic Data Masking Function–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. Dynamic Data Masking is a feature that provides...
2021-12-08 (first published: 2021-11-29)
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Get SQL Server 2022 Now: It’s Called Azure
If you’re like me, your palms went into a cold sweat to get your grubby fingers on the bits for SQL Server 2022 a few nanoseconds after you heard...
2021-11-29
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SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
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Backing Up a DMK
In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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