Importing Flat Files in SSMS 17.x Works
One of the more annoying things I’ve found in SSIS/SSMS is trying to import CSV files for some quick analysis....
2018-09-21 (first published: 2018-09-12)
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Azure Storage – Hot, Cold, Archive
There’s a lot of talk about storage options. When working with customers, I often introduce them to Azure through storage,...
2018-09-12
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Bulk insert issue with UTF-8 fixed-width file format
Fellow Canadian Doran Douglas brought this issue to my attention recently, and I wanted to share it with you as...
2018-09-12
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3rd Edition, SQL Server Execution Plans, a Story
Four years ago, after a bunch of dithering and some negotiations with Tony Davis, my editor, I started to update...
2018-09-21 (first published: 2018-09-12)
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SQL Server Operations Studio and VSCode: The wrong default datetimeoffset format
This post is to answer the question: “You are used to seeing in the format of yyyy-MM-dd right?” that I...
2018-09-12
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MAXDOP and Azure SQL DB
The infamous setting that we all know and love – MAXDOP. Did you know that you can actually control MAXDOP when...
2018-09-12
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T-SQL Tuesday #106 – The Trouble with Triggers
For this month’s T-SQL Tuesday Steve Jones asks us to talk about our experiences with Triggers:
https://voiceofthedba.com/2018/09/03/t-sql-tuesday-106-trigger-headaches-or-happiness/
In my post I’m going...
2018-09-12
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Power BI Monthly Digest – September 2018
In this month’s Power BI Digest with my friend Manuel Quintana [Blog | Twitter] and I will again guide you through...
2018-09-25 (first published: 2018-09-12)
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Pride and Prejudice... and Triggers
This post is part of #tsql2sday event 🙂
I know, in the world of the database administrators and developers, the triggers are the ugly duck of the database development.They are...
2018-09-11
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SQL Admin Best Practices with DMV's at the Houston SQL Server UG
Thanks to the full room of SQL enthusiasts who joined me today for the September Houston SQL Server UG Group Meeting! What a great crowd that enjoyed the hospitality...
2018-09-11
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Blogs
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
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RegEx Functions III
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Optimized Locking in SQL Server 2025: Fewer Locks, Less Blocking, and the Cases It Cannot Fix
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RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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