Daily Coping 15 Jun 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...
2021-06-15
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Launching the Microsoft Data Platform Continuity Virtual Group
Disasters big and small happen, and as data professionals, you should be prepared for the worst! I’m thrilled to announce that we’re launching the Microsoft Data Platform Continuity Virtual...
2021-06-15
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EightKB Summer 2021 Edition
The schedule for EightKB Summer 2021 Edition has been announced! Here’s the schedule: – N.B. – I particularly like that if you click on the session on the website,...
2021-07-02 (first published: 2021-06-15)
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Long names vs short names (or aliases)
I remember when I was first learning to code there was always the argument of how long a name should ... Continue reading
2021-06-30 (first published: 2021-06-15)
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Cleaning Up Stats Data for Volleyball
One of the things I’ve done the last few years is collect statistics as a coach for the kids I work with. Helping them understand how they are performing...
2021-06-14
17 reads
Day One, the Journaling App, Joins Automattic
We’re excited to welcome Day One to the Automattic team. Day One is a private journaling app that makes writing for yourself a simple pleasure. A beautifully designed user...
2021-06-14
16 reads
Find Queries Using a Key Lookup Operator
While teaching about Extended Events and Execution Plans last week, Jason, one of the people in the class, asked: Is there a way in Extended Events to find queries...
2021-06-14
17 reads
Find Queries Using a Key Lookup Operator
While teaching about Extended Events and Execution Plans last week, Jason, one of the people in the class, asked: Is there a way in Extended Events to find queries...
2021-06-23 (first published: 2021-06-14)
463 reads
Daily Coping 14 Jun 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...
2021-06-14
21 reads
Using SQL Compare for One Procedure
A customer recently was concerned about the time to run SQL Compare for a large database. They were synching with the command line, but at times they want to...
2021-06-25 (first published: 2021-06-11)
436 reads
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Backing Up a DMK
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