Running Linux Containers on Windows
Microsoft have announced the availability of SQL Server 2017 RC1 and I wanted to check it out in a container...
2017-08-02 (first published: 2017-07-18)
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The DBA Who Came In From The Cold
Monday Coffee: 24 Hours of Pass – Summit Preview
Starting at 12pm (UTC) this Wednesday is the online event 24 Hours of PASS – Summit Preview
For anyone out there who...
2017-07-17
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Friday Reading 2017-07-14
Fun week, and what a Lions final test last weekend. Still can’t believe it!
Here’s what I’ve been reading…
STOPAT And Date...
2017-07-14
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Creating SQL Server containers with docker compose
Up until now my posts about containers have been talking about working with one container only. In the real world...
2017-07-26 (first published: 2017-07-12)
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Monday Coffee: Database Deployments
I’ve always been particularly cautious when it comes to deploying code to databases, some would say overly cautious.
Because of this...
2017-07-10
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Running dbatools commands with VS Code tasks
I’ve started to look at the excellent dbatools.io to automate some of the checks that I routinely perform on my...
2017-07-07
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Friday Reading 2017-07-07
Final Lions Test tomorrow! The win last week sets up a thrilling series decider, if they win they’ll be the...
2017-07-07
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Persisting data in docker containers – Part Three
Last week in Part Two I went through how to create named volumes and map them to containers in order...
2017-07-19 (first published: 2017-07-05)
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Monday Coffee: Alerts & Checks
Hope you all had a good weekend, the Lions won so I’m pretty happy.
Over the weekend I was thinking about...
2017-07-03
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Friday Reading 2017-06-30
Second test for the British & Irish Lions tomorrow, they need this one to keep the series alive. I’ll be up...
2017-06-30
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Blogs
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
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SQL Server 2025 Server-level Roles
In SQL Server 2022+, what does the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## role allow?
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