SQL Server 2017 on Linux in the Azure portal
SQL Server 2017 now is considered as a hybrid database enterprise solution as it expands its market and is ported to...
2018-04-06
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Friday Reading 2018-04-06
Feels like an age since I posted some links. So busy these days!
I’m really excited today as tomorrow I head...
2018-04-06
272 reads
Did you know…you can’t do arithmetic operations with datetime2 like with datetime?
I’m currently working on a SQL code migration from Firebird to SQL Server and I hit an error that I...
2018-04-11 (first published: 2018-04-06)
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The Uni-Code: The Search for the True List of Valid Characters for T-SQL Regular Identifiers, Part 2
(last updated: 2018-04-28)
Recap
In Part 1 of this 2 part series, I started with the loose definition in Microsoft’s documentation for...
2018-04-11 (first published: 2018-04-06)
2,106 reads
RIP, Robert Davis
A sad day for me.
A Memorial and Grief fund has been set up, if you’d like to contribute.
2018-04-05
452 reads
4 Improvements to Azure SQL Database
If I was a wizard I would make these 4 improvements to Azure SQL Database. They are in no particular...
2018-04-12 (first published: 2018-04-05)
2,199 reads
Webinar: Auditing with Extended Events
I’m giving a webinar today, April 5th, at 3 PM Eastern, on using Extended Events to audit your SQL Servers....
2018-04-05
338 reads
Ohhhhhh S…t!! A tribute to Robert Davis
Today marks 3 days since we’ve lost Robert Davis a.k.a SQLSoldier, one of the pillars of SQL Family community.
I was...
2018-04-13 (first published: 2018-04-05)
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Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour
I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:
{ "comments":...
2018-04-05
132 reads
Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour
I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:
{ "comments":...
2018-04-05
196 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
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Reusing Customer Specific Order Filtering Logic with CROSS APPLY and an Inline TVF (Part 4)
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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