Changing the location of docker named volumes
A few weeks ago I was presenting at SQL Saturday Raleigh and was asked a question that I didn’t know...
2018-05-09 (first published: 2018-05-02)
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The DBA Who Came In From The Cold
Shiny Tech Syndrome
This is the name I give to anyone who, whilst learning a new technology, suddenly thinks it’s the best thing...
2018-04-30
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T-SQL Tuesday #101: My Essential SQL Server Tools
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday topic comes from Jens Vestergaard (b|t) who is asking us about our essential SQL Server Tools.
I’ve...
2018-04-10
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Friday Reading 2018-04-06
Feels like an age since I posted some links. So busy these days!
I’m really excited today as tomorrow I head...
2018-04-06
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Changing the port for SQL Server in Azure Container Services
I got asked this question last week and it’s a very good one. After all, running Sql Server in Azure...
2018-04-05 (first published: 2018-04-04)
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Imposter syndrome
Last week I posted the following “joke” on twitter: –
I’ve called it a “joke” but I wasn’t really joking. This...
2018-04-02
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How I became a Data Platform MVP
As I spent last week attending my first MVP Summit in Seattle I thought I’d write this post about how...
2018-03-14
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A gotcha when switching partitions
When working with partitioning the SWITCH operation has to be my favourite. The ability to move a large amount of...
2018-02-28
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Indexing and Partitioning
Partitioning tables is a great tool to increase the manageability of your data. Being able to move large amounts of...
2018-02-21
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Summary of my Partitioning Series
Partitioning Basics – Part 1 – Creating Partitions
Partitioning Basics – Part 2 – Splitting/Merging Partitions
Partitioning Basics – Part 3 – Switching Data
Partitioning and filegroup restores
Update to...
2018-02-19
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Blogs
Fabric as a Data Mesh Enabler: Rethinking Enterprise Data Distribution
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have approached data management with the same mindset as someone stuffing...
Truncate Table Pitfalls
Truncate Table Pitfalls Truncating a table can be gloriously fast—and spectacularly dangerous when used carelessly....
dataMinds Connect 2025 – Slides & Scripts
You can find all the session materials for the presentation “Indexing for Dummies” that...
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Distributed Availability Group Health: T-SQL and Zabbix
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DBCC CHECKIDENT
What is returned as a result set when I run this command without a new seed value?
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