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
1,599 reads
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
499 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
1,507 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
818 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)
8,955 reads
Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
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I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
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Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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