Quickly Creating Test Users in SQL Server with PowerShell using the sqlserver module and dbatools
One of the most visited posts on my blog is nearly two and half years old now – Add User to...
2017-03-16 (first published: 2017-03-06)
1,720 reads
SQL DBA With A Beard
SQL VNext sp_configure on Windows and Linux with dbatools
This weekend I set up some SQL vNext virtual machines, two on Windows and one on Linux so that I...
2017-03-07 (first published: 2017-02-27)
2,093 reads
Adding a T-SQL Job Step to a SQL Agent Job with PowerShell
In my last post, I explained how to alter an existing job step across many servers. I also had cause...
2017-02-23 (first published: 2017-02-20)
3,104 reads
Altering a Job Step on Hundreds of SQL Servers with PowerShell
I flew to Utrecht last week to present with Chrissy LeMaire and Sander Stad to present to the joint Dutch...
2017-02-13
411 reads
Using the PowerShell SQL Provider with SQL Authentication
Whilst having a conversation with Chrissy LeMaire last week about using the SQL Provider. She asked if it could use SQL...
2017-01-12
1,697 reads
A Whole Day of PowerShell and SQL – Join Chrissy LeMaire & I at #sqlsatvienna
SQL Saturday Vienna 2017 is only just around the corner.
On Friday, January 20, 2017, a lot of local and international...
2017-01-09
398 reads
Running SQL Queries with Visual Studio Code
Reading this blog post by Shawn Melton Introduction of Visual Studio Code for DBAs reminded me that whilst I use...
2017-01-10 (first published: 2017-01-05)
5,219 reads
2016 – That was a Year :-)
Its the time of year for reflection and I have had the most amazing 2016, I am blessed that I love...
2017-01-02
494 reads
Deploying a Windows Data Science Virtual Machine to Azure with PowerShell easily
This weekend (10 December 2016), I went to Slovenia for a SQL Saturday. As always, it was an amazing event...
2016-12-18
814 reads
Enabling Cortana for dbareports PowerBi
Last week at the Birmingham user group I gave a presentation about PowerShell and SQL Server
It was a very packed...
2016-11-16 (first published: 2016-11-13)
1,821 reads
Blogs
Modify Power BI page visibility and active status with Semantic Link Labs
Setting page visibility and the active page are often overlooked last steps when publishing...
T-SQL Tuesday #190–Mastering a New Technical Skill
By Steve Jones
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this time Todd Kleinhans has a great...
Getting Started with the MSSQL AI Agent in VS Code
By Steve Jones
Recently I was working in VS Code and I saw a walkthrough for the...
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Azure elastic query credential question
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Using table variables in T-SQL
What happens if you run the following code in SQL Server 2022+?
declare @t1 table (id int); insert into @t1 (id) values (NULL), (1), (2), (3); select count(*) from @t1 where @t1.id is distinct from NULL;See possible answers