Part 1: Predictive Modeling using R and SQL Server Machine Learning Services
To R or not to R?
A few months ago, I asked myself an important question – which language to learn first...
2018-11-12
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Load and run custom T-SQL scripts in SSMS via Snippets
If you work with SQL Server on a daily basis, it is very likely you have a lot of custom scripts you have to execute frequently, maybe you have...
2018-11-12
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Speaking At SQL Saturday DC
I am so excited to announce that I was selected to speak at SQL Saturday DC on December 8, 2018. I will be presenting two sessions, What is Power...
2018-11-12
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Speaking At SQL Saturday DC
I am so excited to announce that I was selected to speak at SQL Saturday DC on December 8, 2018.
I...
2018-11-12
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Bad Query Performance Tips Rebutted
Once upon a time, someone, somewhere, wrote a list of bad query performance tips and they’ve been copied all over...
2018-11-20 (first published: 2018-11-12)
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A New Video - Create a DB Executor Role
A long long time ago, I wrote a blog post showing how to create db_executor role in SQL Server. There...
2018-11-19 (first published: 2018-11-12)
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Load and run custom T-SQL scripts in SSMS via Snippets
If you work with SQL Server on a daily basis, it is very likely you have a lot of custom...
2018-11-12
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Notes From the 2018 PASS Summit (v20)
This was the 20th PASS Summit, a decent milestone! Interesting to pause and think, what will the Summit look like...
2018-11-12
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Reasons to Serve on the PASS Board of Directors
A few weeks back I wrote Some Thoughts on How To Prepare to Serve on the PASS Board of Directors....
2018-11-20 (first published: 2018-11-11)
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Getting Started with Installing Kubernetes On-Prem
Let’s get you started on your Kubernetes journey with installing Kubernetes on premises in virtual machines. Kubernetes is a distributed system, you will be creating a cluster which will have...
2018-11-11
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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