Monday Coffee: Database Deployments
I’ve always been particularly cautious when it comes to deploying code to databases, some would say overly cautious.
Because of this...
2017-07-10
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Add new articles to existing Transactional Replication without initializing old articles
Suppose, you have Transactional Replication configured in your production environment. There is a business requirement to add a new article to the...
2017-07-20 (first published: 2017-07-10)
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Bash on Windows
With SQL Server coming on Linux, some people will want to learn a bit of Linux. Or perhaps they need...
2017-07-07
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4TB disk sizes for Azure IaaS VMs available
Microsoft has introduced two new disk sizes for Azure IaaS VMs in P40 (2TB) and P50 (4TB) for both managed...
2017-07-07
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Running dbatools commands with VS Code tasks
I’ve started to look at the excellent dbatools.io to automate some of the checks that I routinely perform on my...
2017-07-07
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Friday Reading 2017-07-07
Final Lions Test tomorrow! The win last week sets up a thrilling series decider, if they win they’ll be the...
2017-07-07
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Mongodb – How to Iteratively Access Data Across all Databases and Collections
With some applications, there may be a need to pull data from other database instances, or from other databases within...
2017-07-06
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SQL Server 2017
Top String FunctionsMachine Learning – Python IntegrationResumable Index Operations
Happy Learning!!
2017-07-06
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 58 – Drilldown Choropleth)
In this module you will learn how to use the Drilldown Choropleth Custom Visual. The Drilldown Choropleth is a map...
2017-07-06
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Becoming an MVP
“Climb the mountain to see the world, not be seen by the world.” – from Tim Ford.
This past July 1 was...
2017-07-06
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
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Checking the Error Log II
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