Dropping Database Users and Logins: How it Can Go So Very Wrong, and How You Can Easily Fix It
I don't normally drop users and logins in production, but when I do, and it goes wrong, I do this.
2019-09-20
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Quick Blog: Making the Power BI PowerShell cmdlets easier to use
One of the top reasons I love PowerShell so much is that from the beginning, it was designed to let you, yes you, make it run better for the...
2019-09-19
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Quick Blog: Making the Power BI PowerShell cmdlets easier to use
One of the top reasons I love PowerShell so much is that from the beginning, it was designed to let you, yes you, make it run better for the...
2019-09-19
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Quick Blog: Making the Power BI PowerShell cmdlets easier to use
One of the top reasons I love PowerShell so much is that from the beginning, it was designed to let you, yes you, make it run better for the...
2019-09-27 (first published: 2019-09-19)
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Trouble writing? Join the club. #JustWriteTech
I was talking with a couple of excellent SQL people* recently, and we were bemoaning the difficulties and disciplines of blogging. This is what speakers do after a successful SQL...
2019-09-19
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Check Query Progress with Live Query Stats
This is something I touched on back in 2017 a little after the Live Query Statistics feature was introduced with SQL 2016, but I was using the functionality this...
2019-09-26 (first published: 2019-09-18)
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SQL Server 2019 on Docker no longer runs as root by default
In my home lab I have an Ubuntu virtual machine that runs both SQL Server 2017 and SQL Server 2019 in Docker containers. After SQL Server 2019 Release Candidate...
2019-09-18
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SQL Server 2019 – Compatibility Level in Azure
I am not sure when this became available but for Azure SQL Database 150 compatibility level is now available. Last time I created a database few weeks ago, only...
2019-09-18
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When using Powershell to control Azure the Cloud Shell doesn’t require an additional login.
When studying Azure one of the things you’ll be asked to learn is the Powershell commands that can control, well, ... Continue reading
2019-09-18
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SQL Server Statistics Health Reminder
I’ve written about statistics in SQL Server a few times now. Through conversations I am reminded that not everyone keeps their table statistics up to date. Keeping your statistics...
2019-09-26 (first published: 2019-09-18)
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