SOS to ADS
When Microsoft announced SQL Operations Studio last year, I wasn’t thrilled. The move to a VS Code shell was less...
2018-10-05 (first published: 2018-09-24)
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Where to watch Ignite
In case you aren’t familiar with #MSIgnite, it’s a huge event where Microsoft debuts all the new shiny software that...
2018-09-24
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Prefixated
Are you a prefixer? And by that I mean a developer – or DBA – who uses prefixes on object names? [DISCLAIMER:...
2018-09-24
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Introducing Azure Data Studio
If you’re watching Microsoft Ignite or tracking the information coming out of it on social media, then you know that...
2018-10-02 (first published: 2018-09-24)
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Azure Cognitive Services – Search APIs
Throughout this week’s Azure Every Day blog posts, I’ll focus on different APIs available with Azure Cognitive Services. With Azure...
2018-09-24
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Extended Events and Stored Procedure Parameter Values
One complaint I’ve received frequently is that you can’t see stored procedure parameter values in Extended Events. That is patently...
2018-09-24
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More PowerShell for fun (and profit) – filter files by date
PowerShell provides an easy way to search for and/or delete just the files you want. Let's look at navigating in...
2018-09-24
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Escaping strings
No, I’m not talking about that nightmare everyone has where a bunch of strings are chasing you across a loom.
Not...
2018-09-24
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My upcoming Speaking Schedule
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2018-09-24
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Accidentally deleted an Azure SQL DB?
Okay honestly I have done this once. I have deleted Azure SQL Databases and then try and find the quickest...
2018-09-24
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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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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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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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