Docker Challenges
I’ve been trying to get time to play with Docker more. I had it setup on my old laptop and...
2018-06-14
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The identity column, the insert and the linked server.
tl;dr; When doing an insert across a linked server you have to include the list of fields to be inserted...
2018-06-14
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PoshSSDTBuildDeploy 2.0.262.0 - Now With Warnings!
Hello!
Continuing on with my efforts to make the SSDT Deployment Report more useful, I’m pleased to say that I’ve added reporting on any alerts that appear in the Deployment...
2018-06-14
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Dates and Times in SQL Server: DATEPART()
In my previous posts in this series we’ve seen reference to Transact-SQL (T-SQL) functions that are used to get the...
2018-06-13
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How to get started with Always Encrypted for Beginners Part 4: Change is Coming
A few weeks ago, I wrote Part 1, 2 and 3 of this series, which was a beginner’s guide to Always Encrypted. In part...
2018-06-25 (first published: 2018-06-13)
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Azure SQL Database – Stairway Series
Hello all – I am excited to announce that I will be doing a Stairway series on Azure SQL Database hosted...
2018-06-13
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DevOps Debugs the Demo
I had my 24 Hours of Pass session today, Database DevOps to Ensure Compliance, and my demo broke. At least,...
2018-06-29 (first published: 2018-06-12)
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 107 – Advance Card)
In this module you will learn how to use the Advance Card. The Advance Card is similar to the native...
2018-06-26 (first published: 2018-06-12)
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2018-06-12
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10 Years Young
It was early in 2009 – I don’t remember the date exactly. A group of us had gotten together after the previous year’s PASS Summit and started I-380 PASS,...
2018-06-12
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Blogs
How I Built RAG for My Accounting App on Bedrock and pgvector
The first version of my accounting assistant could not find a single purchase of...
Why AI isn’t paying off yet, and what to invest in first
Why isn’t AI paying off yet? Drawing on lessons from digital transformation, Joyful Craftsmen...
Flyway Tips: Analytics Platforms (Snowflake and Databricks)
By Steve Jones
I’m really excited about some growth in Flyway support. I’ve been asking about this...
Forums
Pay for Performance
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Too Many Choices
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Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers