Event Log File Paths
How does one consistently find the correct path to the Extended Event Log file (XEL file)? This article shows a thorough method to capture that information for all sessions...
2019-05-20
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Clearing an Email from the Microsoft Directory
Years ago I was working on a demo with Microsoft and someone added me to their VSTS (now Azure DevOps) project. Somehow, I got an account in the Live/Passport/Joe-Schmo...
2019-05-20
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Learning Containers
I find that I’m using containers more and more to get things done with SQL Server. They’re so easy to set up for testing, spin ’em up, do stuff,...
2019-05-20
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Bad Idea Cowboy Hat: Using a foreign key to prevent updates
When I decided to rip off of Brent Ozar’s (b/t) Bad Idea Jeans series (yes I asked) I decided that ... Continue reading
2019-06-06 (first published: 2019-05-20)
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Inspector V1.4 now available
The SQL Installation script can be found here The Inspector sample report has been updated here All of the below Git Issues can be found on the V1.4 Project...
2019-05-20
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Quick Tip – How to fix SQL Server 2017 install error on Ubuntu 18.04: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend – open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
Problem Recently, when I tried to install SQL Server 2017 (mssql-server package) in Ubuntu 18.04, I encountered the error below: The command that I used to install the mssql-server...
2019-05-20
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Quick Tip – How to fix SQL Server 2017 install error on Ubuntu 18.04: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend – open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
Problem Recently, when I tried to install SQL Server 2017 (mssql-server package) in Ubuntu 18.04, I encountered the error below: The command that I used to install the mssql-server...
2019-06-06 (first published: 2019-05-20)
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SQLDay 2019 – day 3 (last)
SQLDay 2019 has come to an end. Three days with workshops, technical sessions, networking and knowledge. All done by community for community. I think this is the reason the...
2019-05-19
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Back with a new focus
First let me say wow can’t believe that it has been almost 3 years since I have blogged. The last few years my career have been focused on transitioning...
2019-05-19
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2019-05-17T15:59:50-05:00
TEST Kids learn so quick. It's amazing how fast my son has picked up #origami. He often has to wait for his slow-poke dad.
2019-05-17
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A New Word: Dorgone
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SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
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Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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