Guest Post at Pure Storage – VVols and SQL Server are a Game Changer
I’m thrilled to have contributed a blog post on how SQL Servers, VVols, and Pure Storage’s unique implementation of VVols...
2018-01-25
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Using the SSMS Web Browser (Day 25)
One of the things that I do with my code is to include reference links to what I was doing...
2018-01-25
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Using the SSMS Web Browser (Day 25)
One of the things that I do with my code is to include reference links to what I was doing...
2018-01-25
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Advent of Code 2017 Day 5–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2018-01-25
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How to write a PowerShell function to use Confirm, Verbose and WhatIf
In my last blog post I showed how to run a script with the WhatIf parameter. This assumes that the...
2018-02-05 (first published: 2018-01-25)
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Session Materials – Biml DataMinds
All of the materials for my Biml session for DataMinds.be can be downloaded from Github:
the slidedeck (it’s only 12MB :))a...
2018-01-25
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Extended Event Packages
I continue blogging on extended events. Today, I will discuss about the top level containers (Package) that gives access to...
2018-01-25
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Tinker as You Learn
In recent weeks I’ve seen my brother from another mother, Andy Leonard (twitter | blog), write or post about his learning...
2018-02-09 (first published: 2018-01-24)
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Using Bookmarks to navigate code in SSMS (Day 24)
Bookmarks are used in SSMS to have SSMS remember selected line positions, and to quickly move between the bookmarks. All...
2018-01-24
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Using Bookmarks to navigate code in SSMS (Day 24)
Bookmarks are used in SSMS to have SSMS remember selected line positions, and to quickly move between the bookmarks. All...
2018-01-24
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
When Your Microsoft Fabric Capacity Runs Out: Optimize, Scale Up, Scale Out, or Isolate?
By James Serra
Microsoft Fabric makes it wonderfully easy to put many analytics workloads on one platform....
Accessing the Data API Builder MCP Server from VS Code
By Steve Jones
I recently started playing with the MCP Server for SQL Server, which is a...
Forums
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Security has long been a problem for me. Every time I think I understand...
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BIT_COUNT() V
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