A PowerShell Pester Check for parsing SQL scripts
I like to write Pester checks to make sure that all is as expected! This is just a quick post...
2018-07-25
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There’s Still a Place for SQL Server Profiler
Follow a few of the SQL Family on Twitter and you’ll mostly see one view regards SQL Profiler, and it’s...
2018-08-09 (first published: 2018-07-25)
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ArcGIS Maps for Power BI: Free vs. Paid version
(2018-July-25) I like the ESRI company slogan, "The Science of Where". Hopefully, it will help someone not to get lost in...
2018-08-14 (first published: 2018-07-25)
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Repair SQL Server on Linux after an Ubuntu distribution upgrade
SQL Server 2017 is supported on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Long-Term Support), however that version of Ubuntu Linux is now more...
2018-07-25
352 reads
Changing Your Highlight Color in SQL Operations Studio
I’ve been enjoying working with SQL Operations Studio lately – a new, free, cross-platform editor from Microsoft. The tool is under active development and it’s a great time to...
2018-07-25
18 reads
Patch and Update SQL Server via Command Line
No one likes to patch or update SQL Server, it takes time and can make for very long days. I...
2018-07-25
11,727 reads
SQLServerCentral.com Stairway Series–SSAS Tabular
The first 2 articles have been published on a SQLServerCentral.com Stairway series for SQL Server Analysis Tabular models. This is truely a blessing to be able to publish on...
2018-07-25
19 reads
Day 2–#SQLCareer
This is a series of posts on what my day is like. I don’t do a lot of production technical...
2018-07-25
943 reads
#SQLCareer 1/4 July 19th 2018
Earlier this month Steve Jones (b/t) suggested that it might be helpful if those of us that work in the...
2018-07-25
240 reads
Creating SQL images in Azure with ACR Build – Part Two
EDIT – 2018-10 – ACR Build is now known as ACR Tasks
In Part One I detailed how we can use ACR Build...
2018-08-09 (first published: 2018-07-25)
1,528 reads
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