Want to know what software is running on the VSTS Hosted Agent? Go here….

This is related to my previous post about installing things on my Private-Hosted agent that I use for my VSTS...

New Pluralsight Course – LFCE: Linux Service Management – HTTP Services

My new course “LFCE: Linux Service Management – HTTP Services” in now available on Pluralsight here! If you want to learn about the course, check out the trailer here or if you want to...

New Pluralsight Course – LFCE: Linux Service Management – HTTP Services

My new course “LFCE: Linux Service Management – HTTP Services” in now available on Pluralsight here! If you want to learn about the course,...

When upgrading a Visual Studio project — you need to upgrade your TFS/VSTS Agent

This post is linked to my post about hosting VSTS private agents . I had recently upgraded my Visual Studio environment...

Welcome to The Monday Morning DBA

I started my IT career twenty years ago as a VB and C developer, wandered into C++ for a bit,...

SQLCLR vs. SQL Server 2017, Part 6: “Trusted Assemblies” – Whitelisted Assemblies can’t do Module Signing

“Trusted Assemblies”, a new feature starting in SQL Server 2017, is a means of whitelisting Assemblies that one feels pose...

Stop waiting for SQL Server Service Pack 1 before upgrading!

It’s not stable until Service Pack 1…
Are you at a company that doesn’t install a new version of SQL Server...

This Made Me Laugh: SQL v NoSQL

It’s a humorous history lesson on SQL (and product promotion), but it opens like this:

SQL awakens to fight the dark...

Love and Hate for SSMS

People have strong feelings about SQL Server Management Studio: they love it AND they hate it. In this week’s episode, I talk about why people have such conflicting feelings...

SSMS 17 Dark Theme

Have you ever wanted SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 17 to have a dark theme? Seeing the below image (visual...