Scale-out SSRS (a brain dump)
So, I just got finished with a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) scale-out deployment, based largely on this step-by-step guide. Things mostly went...
2018-02-06
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SQL Awesomesauce
Absolute computer fundamentals: the command line!
So I’ve spoken to more than one DBA who is not familiar with using the command prompt (aka command line)...
2018-01-02
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RegEx in SSMS: A gift for quick code
I had yet another example of how beautiful Regular Expressions can be in SQL coding today, and so I thought...
2017-12-28
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PowerShell for fun (and profit?)
Let's have a liltle fun with PowerShell. Along with, I suppose, a couple of useful things and links.
The post PowerShell...
2017-11-15
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Session: T-SQL’s Hidden Support Feature
Today I presented one of my favorite sessions - T-SQL's Hidden Support Feature - for the DBA Fundamentals group! They'll put up...
2017-11-14
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Five reasons to be a technology speaker
I don’t think everyone should be a technical speaker. But I wouldn’t object if everyone spent a season trying. Why be a...
2017-11-08
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Attend “T-SQL’s Hidden Support Feature” online September 11!
I’m presenting T-SQL’s Hidden Support Feature for the DBA Fundamentals virtual chapter on Monday, Sep 11 at 9:30 PM CDT! Session description: The most effective...
2017-09-06
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Tech news: Your phone screen is a dirty rotten spy
Great. Now you can't even trust your phone's screen, of all things, to not steal your data… https://t.co/KUyGjwsih2 — Adam Machanic...
2017-08-29
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That thing you want to do? Do the thing.
You're thinking of starting a blog, or teaching, or training videos. Will it pay off? Will it be worth it?...
2017-07-29
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Celebrate! Second Anniversay Giveaway (is now over)
Two years ago, we officially became MinionWare and launched the absolutely masterful SQL Server management solution, Minion Enterprise. For a...
2017-07-18
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Blogs
Measuring RAG Solutions: Are We Retrieving the Right Information?
A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas
By Steve Jones
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent...
Building a DBA Agent for Your SQL Server Estate with MCP
Yesterday I gave a talk for MSSQLTips called “Building a DBA Agent for Your...
Forums
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Server-Level Row Counts for Tables and Views
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Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization vs. Parameter Sniffing: What SQL Server Fixes and What It Doesn't
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
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