Book from a library. Learning never stops for data professionals.
[2017-Oct-31] If you have never read the "Iacocca: An Autobiography" book by Lee Iacocca, I highly recommend it. I read it...
2017-10-31
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SQL Server 2017: Making Backups Great Again!
In some DBA circles, backups are just as popular as politicians! However, recoverability is the most important task for database administrators. While SQL Server 2017 added so many great...
2017-10-31
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SQL Server 2017: Making Backups Great Again!
In some DBA circles, backups are just as popular as politicians! However, recoverability is the most important task for database...
2017-11-10 (first published: 2017-10-31)
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Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is a new flavor of Azure SQL Database that is a game changer. It offers...
2017-10-31
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Information Measurement with SQL Server, Part 2.3: Thermodynamic and Quantum Entropies
By Steve Bolton
…………When I was about 12 years old, I suddenly discovered football. Many lessons still awaited far in the...
2017-11-09 (first published: 2017-10-31)
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The Quickest Way To Get SQL Command Help
Formula One …. F1 …. Photo by Jp Valery on UnsplashEvery once in a while I discover a SQL Server Management Studio trick that’s apparently...
2017-10-31
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The Quickest Way To Get SQL Command Help
Every once in a while I discover a SQL Server Management Studio trick that's apparently been around forever but is completely new to me.
Today I want to point out...
2017-10-31
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Networking, and other things to do while at PASS Summit
If you are headed to Seattle for the PASS Summit, not only are you in for a week of intense...
2017-10-30
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If You’re Stuck at Home for the PASS Summit
Conferences are a great place to network, to see new technologies or to see existing technologies being used in new...
2017-10-30
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Can’t Connect to Analysis Services – Invalid Connection Information
I have a new installation of SQL Server 2017, along with an instance of Analysis Services Tabular 2017. I tried...
2017-10-30
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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