How to run a PowerShell script file with Verbose, Confirm or WhatIf
Before you run a PowerShell command that makes a change to something you should check that it is going to...
2018-01-23
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Inverted Polygons? How to Troubleshoot SQL Server’s Left Hand Rule
Last week we looked at how easy it is to import GeoJSON data into SQL Server’s geography datatype.
Sometimes your source...
2018-01-23
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Inverted Polygons? How to Troubleshoot SQL Server's Left Hand Rule
Last week we looked at how easy it is to import GeoJSON data into SQL Server's geography datatype.
Sometimes your source data won't be perfectly formatted for SQL Server's spatial...
2018-01-23
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Introducing: The SQLUndercover Inspector
Introducing: The SQLUndercover Inspector! Finally we have a V1 almost ready to hit our GitHub but what exactly is it?
Just another...
2018-01-22
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Server Audit Mystery 1: Filtering class_type gets Error Msg 25713
The other day I ran into an odd problem trying to answer the following question on DBA.StackExchange:
How to filter out...
2018-02-01 (first published: 2018-01-22)
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Outlining (Day 22)
SSMS supports Outlining, the ability to selective hide blocks of code. This can be very useful, especially when working with...
2018-01-22
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Outlining (Day 22)
SSMS supports Outlining, the ability to selective hide blocks of code. This can be very useful, especially when working with...
2018-01-22
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The world of Automatic Tuning – SQL Server 2017
Times are changing, 10 years ago I would never have thought that self-tuning databases would be available as a packaged...
2018-01-31 (first published: 2018-01-22)
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Database Fundamentals #16: Removing Data With T-SQL
Deleting data from a table using T-SQL works quite a lot like the UPDATE statement.
How it Works
In the same way...
2018-01-31 (first published: 2018-01-22)
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Count_Big() function
Learned new function for count while going through the channel 9 video for salva. where for a very big table...
2018-01-22
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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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