Some Pester Tests for SQL Defaults
When I was at PowerShell Conference EU in Hannover last month (The videos are available now – click here and the...
2016-05-24
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SQL DBA With A Beard
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It started with a tweet from Dusty
The second session I presented at the fantastic PowerShell Conference Europe was about using the...
2016-05-16
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A Day In The Life of a SQLBits Volunteer
So SQLBits has finished for another year. About 1500 people registered for the largest SQL Conference in Europe held over...
2016-05-10
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Using PowerShell to set Extended Events Sessions to AutoStart
When you look after more than a few SQL Servers you will need to perform the same actions against a...
2016-04-08 (first published: 2016-03-28)
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Backing up to URL container name – case is important
If you use SQL Backup to URL to backup your databases to Azure blob storage remember that for the container name...
2016-03-11 (first published: 2016-03-03)
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PowerShell Pester Testing for Parameter Validation
This error caught me out. I am putting this post here firstly to remind me if I do it again...
2016-02-08 (first published: 2016-01-31)
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PowerShell Pester Testing for Parameter Validation
This error caught me out. I am putting this post here firstly to remind me if I do it again...
2016-01-31
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PowerShell Pester – "The script failed due to call depth overflow."
This error caught me out. I am putting this post here firstly to remind me if I do it again...
2016-02-04 (first published: 2016-01-31)
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PowerShell Pester – "The script failed due to call depth overflow."
This error caught me out. I am putting this post here firstly to remind me if I do it again...
2016-01-31
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2016-01-14
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UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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