The case of the missing database backup file

Exploring the wonderful case of a missing database backup.
I was working on a client’s site today, setting up database backup...

Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 83 – ChartAccent – LineChart)

In this module you will learn how to use the ChartAccent LineChart Custom Visual. This visual is a custom line...

No moving parts, the story of persistent memory

In November 2017, during the PASS Summit keynote, Microsoft’s Bob Ward (Principal Architect) demonstrated a “diskless database” running on Hewlett-Packard...

Message in a Bottle of XE

Considering this "feature" for everything that is SQL Server related, does this mean that all Extended Events related messages are accessible in sys.messages?
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Restoring a Copy Only Backup–#SQLNewBlogger

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What is impersonation for?

I was doing some research on impersonation the other day, and among other things, I ran across a forum question...

Precon at SQLKonferenz 2018

One of my favourite conferences (and so far I was incredibly lucky to have spoken at every edition) is SQLKonferenz,...

My Learning Goals for 2018

A couple of weeks ago, the SQL Server community had their last T-SQL Tuesday of the year – 97th since 2009...