Goal Progress–Feb 2021
I set goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m tracking my progress in these updates during 2021. As I look at goal progress for 2021, I’m going...
2021-02-26
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How to: exec sp_help on temp tables?
Say you have a temp table and you want to see the columns names.
For example, I was trying to convert a query from using a #temp table to a...
2021-03-04 (first published: 2021-02-26)
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Daily Coping 26 Feb 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-02-26
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ADF: Querying JSON documents
In my previous blog post I talked about how to read from an XML Webervice and use xpath to query the XML on the expressions side of things. You...
2021-02-26
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ADF: Querying JSON documents
In my previous blog post I talked about how to read from an XML Webervice and use xpath to query the XML on the expressions side of things. You...
2021-03-04 (first published: 2021-02-26)
455 reads
Linux to Windows Authentication
As you are all very well aware Linux to Windows for access to SQL Server can be a slippery slope to doom. So I have decided to create an...
2021-03-03 (first published: 2021-02-25)
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ConFoo–The Future of Database Development in Containers
I delivered a talk at the ConFoo conference. I’ve never been to this live, and when I submitted last year, I was hoping this would somehow be a live...
2021-02-25
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Daily Coping 25 Feb 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-02-25
23 reads
2020 Advent of Code–Day 3
This series looks at the Advent of Code challenges. As one of my goals, I’m working through challenges. This post looks at day 3. Part 1 Day 3 was...
2021-03-03 (first published: 2021-02-24)
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Welcome to the Azure Data Community, empowered by Microsoft
After the Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) unceremoniously closed down in January this year and its video library & brand names were bought by Red Gate Software Ltd, it...
2021-02-24
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Blogs
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
By ReviewMyDB
Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...
Forums
does anyone used https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit
Could you please let me know if anyone is used https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit github for deployment...
How Can Database Performance Improve the Overall Website Experience?
I’ve been looking into ways to improve the connection between a website and its...
When And How to Automate?
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas II
How many Azure SQL DB Hyperscale HA replicas can be configured as of Sept 2026?
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