Getting Started in a SQL Server 2017 VM in Azure
You say you’re ready to dip your toes in the Azure ocean? Come on in, the water’s fine!
Oh, you want...
2018-01-26 (first published: 2018-01-15)
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Who should own the database?
TL;DR; SA, or if you are really paranoid then you can create a disabled SQL login with minimal permissions and...
2018-01-25 (first published: 2018-01-15)
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How I designed my VMware vSAN based Home Lab
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2018-01-24 (first published: 2018-01-15)
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Renaming a local windows login after SQL Server Computer Name Change
I had an interesting issue last week. I had to rename non-domain (Workgroup) SQL Server Virtual Machine in Azure. The server...
2018-01-25 (first published: 2018-01-15)
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SQL Saturday Nashville 2018
I decided to go to the SQL Saturday at Nashville this year to get some good learning and networking in...
2018-01-15
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Steps to Configure SQL Server to Listen On A Specific TCP Port
Management of the database is very much essential in today’s date and for doing this, there is a need to...
2018-01-15
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Time to find a new place to live
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been looking at various different locations around Dublin as my tenancy in the...
2018-01-15
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Linguistics Crisis In Microsoft Technology
With technology expanding in both complexity and quantity, the task to name each component and functions of a technology product...
2018-01-24 (first published: 2018-01-15)
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Object Explorer Drag-N-Drop (Day 14)
Did you know that items in the Object Explorer can be dragged and dropped into a query window? This can...
2018-01-14
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The SSMS Super Clipboard (Day 13)
We’re all used to using the clipboard in Windows programs. You copy something into it with Ctrl+C, and paste it...
2018-01-13
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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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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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