The case of the missing database backup file
Exploring the wonderful case of a missing database backup.
I was working on a client’s site today, setting up database backup...
2017-12-27
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 83 – ChartAccent – LineChart)
In this module you will learn how to use the ChartAccent LineChart Custom Visual. This visual is a custom line...
2017-12-27
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No moving parts, the story of persistent memory
In November 2017, during the PASS Summit keynote, Microsoft’s Bob Ward (Principal Architect) demonstrated a “diskless database” running on Hewlett-Packard...
2017-12-27
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Message in a Bottle of XE
Considering this "feature" for everything that is SQL Server related, does this mean that all Extended Events related messages are accessible in sys.messages?
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2017-12-27
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Message in a Bottle of XE
One of the age old features that most probably take for granted in SQL Server happens to be the error...
2017-12-27
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Message in a Bottle of XE
One of the age old features that most probably take for granted in SQL Server happens to be the error...
2017-12-27
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Restoring a Copy Only Backup–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2017-12-27
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What is impersonation for?
I was doing some research on impersonation the other day, and among other things, I ran across a forum question...
2017-12-27
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Precon at SQLKonferenz 2018
One of my favourite conferences (and so far I was incredibly lucky to have spoken at every edition) is SQLKonferenz,...
2017-12-27
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My Learning Goals for 2018
A couple of weeks ago, the SQL Server community had their last T-SQL Tuesday of the year – 97th since 2009...
2017-12-26
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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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