Quick 6 month check – how are those learning goals going…?
So in January I wrote a blog post on some goals I had this year: Some of my goals for 2019 It’s now July – how are things going?...
2019-07-19
17 reads
“An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client cannot be found” – during SQL Server 2017 install
This blog post is about a situation that initially perplexed me – I was installing SQL Server 2017 onto a new DEMO machine – running Windows Server 2019. This...
2019-07-19
28,360 reads
How to Persuade Your Company to Change
Like a lot of developers and database administrators, I do a fair amount of short-term problem solving during the course of my normal work week. I get to join...
2019-07-19
21 reads
Power BI Monthly Digest – July 2019
In this month’s Power BI Digest with Manuel Quintana [Blog | Twitter] and I will again guide you through some of our favorite Power BI
2019-07-19
35 reads
One Way to Find Broken Code on Your Server
Before we approached our last major SQL Server upgrade, I was curious about what might break. Yes, I had used the DEA to check our code against deprecated or...
2019-07-19
55 reads
Azure SQL Database SLA Updates
I am sure many missed the updates to Azure SQL Database SLA (Service Level Agreement). It used to be 99.99% across all tiers but split between two different high-availability...
2019-07-19
214 reads
ASF 024 video invitation
I’m happy to announce that the next episode of “Ask SQL Family” podcast is coming. This time our guest is an amazing woman, not only in AI and Power...
2019-07-19
10 reads
Connecting Azure Databricks to Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 Part 2
This post is part two in a three-part series that addresses how to use
Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 as external storage with Azure
Databricks. It builds on...
2019-07-19
106 reads
Connecting Azure Databricks to Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 Part 2
This post is part two in a three-part series that addresses how to use
Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 as external storage with Azure
Databricks. It builds on...
2019-07-19
14 reads
Connecting Azure Databricks to Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 Part 2
This post is part two in a three-part series that addresses how to use
Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 as external storage with Azure
Databricks. It builds on...
2019-07-19
158 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
By ReviewMyDB
Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...
Forums
does anyone used https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit
Could you please let me know if anyone is used https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit github for deployment...
How Can Database Performance Improve the Overall Website Experience?
I’ve been looking into ways to improve the connection between a website and its...
When And How to Automate?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item When And How to Automate?
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas II
How many Azure SQL DB Hyperscale HA replicas can be configured as of Sept 2026?
See possible answers