Getting a Summary of Changes in SQL Compare 15
A client asked for a summary of changes, so I wrote this quick post to show where to find this in SQL Compare 15. If you use SQL Compare,...
2023-08-18 (first published: 2023-07-31)
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Updated training list for a new DBA
Met an eager young volunteer at SQLSatBR over the weekend who inspired me to update a blog post that hadn't been refreshed in a few years. See the [UPDATED] Training...
2023-08-18 (first published: 2023-07-31)
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A New Word: Fitzcarraldo
fitzcaraldo – n. a random image that becomes lodged deep in your brain – maybe washed there by a dream, or smuggled inside a book, or planted during a...
2023-07-28
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I’m back! I’m still a Microsoft Data Platform MVP. And other minor life updates.
I stopped blogging late last year. I’ll be honest, I was tired. I had decided to take a month or ... Continue reading
2023-07-27
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Presenting at PASS Summit 2023 – Atomic Habits
I’m excited to be presenting at PASS Summit 2023, not only because it is PASS Summit but because of the topic. I do a lot
The post Presenting at PASS...
2023-08-11 (first published: 2023-07-26)
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Which Schema is Queried First?–#SQLNewBlogger
I had to test something for a customer, and as a part of this there as a need to have a different default schema for a user. I wrote...
2023-08-14 (first published: 2023-07-26)
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Running SQL Server in Docker Swarm
I haven’t touched Docker Swarm for a looooong time but I was asked about running SQL Server in Swarm at a conference a while back…so here’s how it can...
2023-08-14 (first published: 2023-07-26)
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Exploring limitations of Fabric Warehouse: 3 key observations
Introduction
Fabric Warehouse is a new interesting tool used for data management and analysis. While it offers a wide range of features and functionalities, it is essential to be aware...
2023-08-11 (first published: 2023-07-26)
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100 Blog Posts Milestone
Good morning dear reader, Long time no talk. It has been a jam-packed and chaotic first half of 2023 for my family and me. The first quarter of the...
2023-07-25
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SQL Agent job history on a Managed Instance
The defaults for saving SQL Agent Job history are ok (at best), so you should probably check and update them ... Continue reading
2023-08-09 (first published: 2023-07-25)
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Blogs
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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