Azure Database Migration Service (DMS)
As I first mentioned in my blog Microsoft database migration tools, the Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) is a PaaS solution that...
2018-10-08 (first published: 2018-09-26)
2,754 reads
sqlhelp: limit the x-axis of a geometry line graph
I have a #sqlhelp question that requires some code. So hey, blog post time! TL;DR: the geometry::STGeomFromText graph provides too wide...
2018-09-26
375 reads
No More Mysterious Truncation
If you read the Microsoft White Paper on SQL Server 2019, there’s a gem buried on page 17. It mentions...
2018-10-09 (first published: 2018-09-26)
3,372 reads
My Experiences Tech Editing Pro SQL Server on Linux
The Opportunity Earlier this year I received an email from Jonathan Gennick, an editor at Apress books. The subject of the email was “Tech edit a book” and he...
2018-09-26
17 reads
My Experiences Tech Editing Pro SQL Server on Linux
The Opportunity
Earlier this year I received an email from Jonathan Gennick, an editor at Apress books. The subject of the...
2018-09-26
283 reads
Data Types Word Search
Just for fun here is a word search with all of the data types available in SQL Server. Well, two...
2018-10-05 (first published: 2018-09-26)
1,836 reads
Cycle SQL Server Error Logs
I saw this again recently and see it too often in environments so wanted to take a second to remind...
2018-10-04 (first published: 2018-09-26)
2,709 reads
Coming Soon to Minnesota...Lincoln...and Seattle!!!
It's that time of year when SQLSaturdays start to slow down (in the U.S. anyway) as we march towards Summit...
2018-09-26
334 reads
Why you should always build an Azure based VM in a Resource Group
This blog post is based on conversations I witnessed between MVPs around commissioning and more importantly de-commissioning virtual machines (VMs)...
2018-09-26
763 reads
Extended Events Made Easy: Using XEvent Profiler
In this post we’ll look at how quick and easy it is to use the XEvent Profiler to create an...
2018-10-08 (first published: 2018-09-25)
6,112 reads
Blogs
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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
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