Running Powershell scripts remotely.
I’ve only recently started to play with Powershell (PoSH) but even I’ve begun to discover what a huge number of...
2015-04-29
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SQLStudies
What SQL version is my SSIS package?
When SSIS first came out there were huge numbers of jokes and posts about all of the problems and how...
2015-04-27
1,102 reads
Backup before you restore
You should always be recoverable. If you haven’t heard that before, take note of it. It’s important.
A while back...
2015-04-22
498 reads
The hidden security of msdb
To be fair it’s not actually hidden, just not so well known.
Have you ever wondered how to grant permissions...
2015-04-20
1,506 reads
Adding, altering or removing multiple columns from a table
I was recently asked to do some fairly heavy modifications to a table. It involved adding 6 new columns, removing...
2015-04-16
963 reads
Remotely shutting down an instance
This month for T-SQL Tuesday Mike Donnelly (b/t) decided to pick a topic to fit in with Ed Leighton-Dick’s (b/t)...
2015-04-23 (first published: 2015-04-14)
5,325 reads
Make sure you back up the Service Master Key
I’m by no means an expert in SQL Server encryption. What I do know however, is that the Service Master...
2015-04-08
817 reads
What is a CTE
CTEs (Common Table Expressions) are one of the most interesting and useful tools added to T-SQL in the last decade....
2015-04-06
695 reads
Microsoft buys the dictionary
It seems that Microsoft has finally gotten tired of all the jokes about the word “performant” or using “ask” as...
2015-04-01
485 reads
Port numbers and SQL Server
I made a mistake the other day. I’ll admit it. I was wrong. Now I know all of you are...
2015-04-03 (first published: 2015-03-30)
8,954 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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