T-SQL Tuesday #081: Getting Sharper

Sharpen Something
This month I am the host of the TSQL Tuesday blog party. In the invite, which can be read...

I’m speaking at SQL Saturday 553 in Oklahoma City

This will be my first time speaking in Oklahoma on 8/27 in Oklahoma City. I’ve been to several customers there...

Visual Studio Basics for use with ReadyRoll

This is the 3rd post in the series: SQL Server and Continuous Integration. This time I’ll cover the prerequisites of using ReadyRoll...

Can You Trust Your Cloud?

“How do I know my data is secure?”
“A lot of companies have been hacked lately, why would I want to...

David @postledm is at #SQLSaturday

It is that time of year when the Scandinavia holds its SQL Saturday events and once gain I have been...

New Pluralsight Course – LFCE: Advanced Linux Networking

My new course “LFCE: Advanced Linux Networking” in now available on Pluralsight here!
This course targets IT professionals that design and maintain RHEL based enterprises. It aligns with the Linux Foundation Certified System...

New Pluralsight Course – LFCE: Advanced Linux Networking

My new course “LFCE: Advanced Linux Networking” in now available on Pluralsight here!
This course targets IT professionals that design and maintain RHEL based...

SQLPSX is Finally Getting Updated

The most current code is now on Github, with the Codeplex version being depreciated. You can read all about the...

Script for creating test data for odds ratio

Make sure you have a working version of SQL Server 2016.
USE [master]

GO
/****** Object: Database [WorldHealth] ******/

CREATE DATABASE [WorldHealth]

CONTAINMENT = NONE

ON PRIMARY

(...

Recipe for an awesome (free) SQL Server workstation

Windows 10. Where we're going we don't need legacy software, but if you do, then download PowerShell 5.0 instead.
SQL Server...