Displaying the tags within the SQL Server docker repository
A while back Microsoft moved all their SQL images to their new registry mcr.microsoft.com which means that we can no...
2019-02-22
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The DBA Who Came In From The Cold
Creating custom SQL Server Helm charts
In my previous post I went through how to deploy SQL Server to Kubernetes using Helm in which I used...
2019-03-07 (first published: 2019-02-20)
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Azure Kubernetes Service Error – LoadBalancer type service external IP stays pending
Last week I was working on my Azure Kubernetes Service cluster when I ran into a rather odd issue. I’d...
2019-01-30
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Deploying SQL Server to Kubernetes using Helm
In previous posts I’ve run through how to deploy sql server to Kubernetes using yaml files. That’s a great way...
2019-01-29 (first published: 2019-01-16)
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A shell for working with Kubernetes
I’m always a fan of tools that can make my life easier.
One tool that I’ve recently come across is...
2019-01-09
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Setting up SQL Server replication in containers
Last week I saw a thread on twitter about how to get replication setup for SQL Server running in a...
2018-12-13
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Attaching databases via a dockerfile – UPDATE
This has been bugging me for a while but I just haven’t had a chance to get around to revisiting...
2018-12-11
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Running a SQL Server Azure Container Instance in a virtual network
Up until now Azure Container Instances only had one option to allow us to connect. That was assigning a public...
2018-10-04
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Running SQL Server 2019 CTP in a Docker container
If you’ve been anywhere near social media this week you may have seen that Microsoft has announced SQL Server 2019.
I...
2018-10-04 (first published: 2018-09-25)
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Taking the Linux plunge – Update
It’s been a couple of weeks now since I took the plunge and bought myself a Dell XPS 13 running...
2018-08-10
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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