The New SQL Provision Dashboard
As much as I liked the ability to quickly and easily build development and test databases with SQL Provision, I...
2018-08-31 (first published: 2018-08-13)
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Top 5 Reasons You Should Be Excited About Power BI Composite Models
In July there were many exciting new features that were released to Power BI, but perhaps the most eagerly awaited...
2018-08-28 (first published: 2018-08-13)
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Fastest Way to Find Row Count of All Tables From All Databases in SQL Server
There are many times you as DBA or Developer needs to get all row count from all tables or row...
2018-08-13
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Warning: Expect Delays
Imagine you are driving somewhere – to work, to the mall, wherever – and you encounter a massive traffic jam. Wall-to-wall, bumper-to-bumper,...
2018-08-24 (first published: 2018-08-12)
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SQLSaturday Baton Rouge thank yous
Hello everyone who was at #SQLSatBR this year!We had a huge early morning wave of attendees this morning that inundated our sponsors just like a cooling rain inundated us in...
2018-08-12
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Database Protection in the Cloud Era
The Cloud is a fun and exciting place to be. Exciting as it may be, even in the cloud, protection...
2018-08-10
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Money Ball: Fantasy Football Kicks Off Tonight - Jeff's Degenerates
You might think that this blog post is out of place here but I'm hoping use some of the data...
2018-08-10
306 reads
Taking the Linux plunge – Update
It’s been a couple of weeks now since I took the plunge and bought myself a Dell XPS 13 running...
2018-08-10
308 reads
SQLCLR vs SQL Server 2017, Part 8: Is SQLCLR Deprecated in Favor of Python or R (sp_execute_external_script)?
(last updated: 2019-01-10 @ 18:00 EST / 2019-01-10 @ 23:00 UTC )
With the additional (and annoying) configuration step required to get SQLCLR Assemblies...
2018-08-27 (first published: 2018-08-09)
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ISACA Class: Auditing SQL Server in Every Way Possible
At this year’s TechnoSecurity and Digital Forensics Conference I gave a 1 hour presentation on auditing SQL Server. There were...
2018-08-09
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Checking the Error Log II
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