Question of the Day: Check, Please
This one is live today, it’s about Powershell and restoring databases, based on some scripting I had been working on....
2015-12-03
558 reads
SQLAndy
SSC Editorial: Early Adopters
I wrote Early Adopters for SQLServerCentral after seeing a comment elsewhere that basically lumped all MVP’s into one category as...
2015-11-25
536 reads
Job & Process Documentation Tips
Three big things I look for in documentation:
Who to call when it goes wrongWhere to find it the code, especially...
2015-11-19
537 reads
Veterans Day – Thank You for Your Service
If you currently serve or have served in our military, thank you for your service. Please never doubt that your...
2015-11-11
423 reads
Did PASS Forget the DBA?
Today I had on my list to finish watching the presentation Gail Shaw did at Summit 2014, one of the...
2015-11-11
454 reads
More Thoughts on the PASS BAC
Here’s an excerpt from an email from PASS I received on November 4 and also available at this link (bolding added by...
2015-11-10
480 reads
Renewed as MVP
I was renewed for another year as a SQL Server – now Data Platform – MVP, always pleasant news. My plan for...
2015-11-10
688 reads
New FileTable Questions Posted on SQLServerCentral
I’m late posting this, I wrote six questions after doing a refresh of what I knew (or should have known) about...
2015-11-10
442 reads
Notes on the 2015 PASS Summit
I’m still catching up after my 13th PASS Summit and as usual the longer I wait the shorter the notes...
2015-11-04
536 reads
PASS Summit 2015 Plans
I’m flying out Sunday morning on my usual direct flight from Orlando to Seattle. I like getting there a day...
2015-10-23
581 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
OPENQUERY Flexibility
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A Full Shutdown
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Question of the Day
OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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