Converting SQL Backup Files to MTF
I got a copy of some backup files recently and needed to restore them. However, I don’t have SQL Backup...
2016-03-08
1,374 reads
My thoughts on SQL Server on Linux
Well yesterday was a big day in the SQL Community, Microsoft announced that they will be developing a version of SQL Server for Linux. Check out the announcement here.
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2016-03-08
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My thoughts on SQL Server on Linux
Well yesterday was a big day in the SQL Community, Microsoft announced that they will be developing a version of...
2016-03-08
1,770 reads
Announcing SQL Server on Linux
Yes, you read that right. SQL Server will be ported to Linux. Here’s the Blog post from Scott Guthrie.
http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/03/07/announcing-sql-server-on-linux/
Today I’m...
2016-03-08
499 reads
Ever wonder what that goofy query in the header means?
It’s T-SQL Tuesday time again (Number 76!) and this month we are hosted by Bob Pusateri (b/t) who has invited...
2016-03-08
1,169 reads
No Joke, SQL Server on Linux
Yesterday Microsoft made the earth shattering news that a version of SQL Server with the “core relational database capabilities” will be...
2016-03-08
427 reads
Polishing The Silverware
A few weeks ago I met a couple of my business partners in a moderately upscale restaurant in the Washington,...
2016-03-08
397 reads
Announcing SQL Server on Linux
Yes, you read that right. SQL Server will be ported to Linux. Here’s the Blog post from Scott Guthrie.
http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/03/07/announcing-sql-server-on-linux/
Today I’m...
2016-03-08
155 reads
SQL Server on Linux
When I started working with SQL Server many years ago, SQL Server on Linux was a regular April fool’s day...
2016-03-08
527 reads
Columnstore Indexes – part 79 (“Loading Data into Non-Updatable Nonclustered Columnstore”)
Continuation from the previous 78 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
Update: In SQL Server 2016 the Nonclustered...
2016-03-07
577 reads
Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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