How To: Install SQL Server on an Azure VM
Last month I demonstrated creating an Azure VM with SQL installed using one of the default templates. While this is...
2018-01-29
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Managing SQL Server Transaction Log File
Overview
In our previous section we have discussed how to create an audit trigger in SQL Server and how it helps...
2018-01-29
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Speaking at PASS Summit and why you need to think about submitting….
This post is about the honor and experience of speaking at PASS Summit not once (2016) but twice (2017).
I recently...
2018-01-29
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2017 Year in Review for SQLDusty.com
2017 was an awesome year for SQLDusty.com! Thank you to all of the readers and visitors that stopped by to...
2018-01-29
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Database Backup Options for SQL on Azure IaaS
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] Recently I had a requirement to collate and briefly compare some of the various methods to perform SQL Server backup for...
2018-01-28
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Database Backup Options for SQL on Azure IaaS
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog]
Recently I had a requirement to collate and briefly compare some of the...
2018-01-28
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Saving SSMS Settings (Day 28)
Over the last several weeks, we have been making several changes to various settings in SSMS. Now that you have...
2018-01-28
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Doing More with Less – My Productivity Guide
Houston, We Have a Problem
We are living in a crazy world. And it just gets more and more crazy all...
2018-01-28
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Comparing Query Plans (Day 27)
When you are performance tuning code, you will frequently examine the execution plans to see what is happening. As you...
2018-01-27
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Speaking at PASS Summit 2017 – Gaining Confidence
Earlier this week the folks at PASS reached out to last year’s speakers asking us to share a story of...
2018-01-27
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
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...
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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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