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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The DBA Who Came In From The Cold
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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SSL Provider error 31 when connecting to SQL in a docker container
I recently bought a Dell XPS 13 running Ubuntu 16.04 and ran into an issue when connecting SQL Operations Studio...
2018-08-06
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Evening or morning poll results!
And the results of the poll are in!
Evening just scraping it! So there’s a pretty even mix out there, interesting....
2018-08-03
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Are you a morning or evening person?
I am not a morning person. I’ve really tried but there’s something in me that just stops me from getting...
2018-07-30
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Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
Forums
SSRS Reminded Me of the Time Microsoft Retired TMG
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Getting results from a Procedure to join to a query
I have a need to execute a stored procedure and return the results to...
Upgrade 2016 Standard to 2022 Express
Title pretty much says it all - can this be done? I've tried several...
Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT II
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37 4 NULLWhat is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 4;See possible answers