I’m Speaking at #SQLSatSpokane
I am super excited to announce that I have been selected to speak at SQL Saturday Spokane on March 21, 2020. Not only have I been selected to speak,...
2020-01-20
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Common commands and tasks to make dealing with Windows Core easier.
I don’t know how many of you are working with Windows Core these days but personally I think it’s a ... Continue reading
2020-01-29 (first published: 2020-01-20)
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Introducing The Undercover Catalogue
In this video, David give a quick introduction into the Undercover Catalogue.
2020-01-20
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First Time SQL Saturday Speaker Tips
A few years ago, I wrote about my first experience speaking at SQL Saturday. Recently I had a conversation with one of our first-timers speaking at SQL Saturday Rochester...
2020-01-20
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How I passed the 70-761 certification exam
FUN FACT: I have been a Microsoft Certified Professional for SQL Server for over 20 years. Second FUN FACT: the last time I took a Microsoft certification exam was...
2020-01-18
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How I passed the 70-761 certification exam
FUN FACT: I have been a Microsoft Certified Professional for SQL Server for over 20 years. Second FUN FACT: the last time I took a Microsoft certification exam was...
2020-01-24 (first published: 2020-01-18)
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Controlling who commits code to a given database schema in Git with Azure DevOps
One of most the fun things about working as an Advocate at Redgate is getting to help clients determine their preferred workflow for database DevOps. Teams often have unique...
2020-01-18
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Changing MaxDop For Resumable Index Create Operations
I’ll admit it, sometimes I’m wrong. Recently I blogged about the usefulness of a newer feature that was enhanced with the release of SQL Server 2019. Resumable Indexes operations...
2021-04-23 (first published: 2020-01-17)
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Azure Storage tips
As a followup to my blog post Azure Data Lake Store Gen2 is GA, I wanted to give some pointers when using ADLS Gen2 as well as blob storage,...
2020-01-24 (first published: 2020-01-16)
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Managing Agent Jobs on Availability Group Servers
As always, the scripts in this post can also be found on our Git Hub repo, https://github.com/SQLUndercover/UndercoverToolbox/blob/master/CatagoryControlledAgentJobs.sql Agent jobs, they can be a right pain to manage when you’re...
2020-01-16
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Blogs
Excellent article on securing msdb
By Brian Kelley
Fabiano Amorim has written an excellent article at Simple Talk on securing msdb. Here's...
T-SQL Tuesday #201: Temp Tables
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, which I am grateful for. So many...
When Do You Reach For A #temp Table?
I needed to do some research because there is more to #temp tables than...
Forums
jdbc auth failing to sql from sap's cloud middleware CPI
hi , our business partner is asking s4 sap api's for receivable info and...
Searching for my own posts
I have a really stupid question... Is there an easy way to search for...
How to Work with On-Premises AI Models to Generate T-SQL Code
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How to Work with On-Premises...
Question of the Day
Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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