Disabling the identity cache in SQL Server 2017

One of the changes that’s been brought into the database engine in SQL Server 2017 is the ability to disable...

Monday Coffee 2017-05-22

I hope everyone had a good weekend. I spent mine watching probably the most dismal performance of rugby I’ve seen...

Friday Reading 2017-05-19

Everyone finished patching all their servers? In-between patching this week I’ve been reading…
Why VS Code Increases my Productivity

Rob talks about...

Update to DBCC LOGINFO in SQL Server 2017

One of the new features included in SQL Server 2017 that Microsoft has detailed here is a new DMF called...

Monday Coffee 2017-05-15

After the latest cyber attack I’ve had a fun weekend making sure all my devices are fully up-to-date with the...

Friday Reading 2017-05-12

The weather this week in Dublin has been absolutely fantastic, please hold out for the weekend. Anyway, whilst I’ve been...

Copying files from/to a container

Last week I was having an issue with a SQL install within a container and to fix I needed to...

Monday Coffee 2017-05-08

Asking stupid questions
Oh boy have I asked some stupid questions in my time. Most recent was this question that I...

Friday Reading 2017-05-05

Into May and a big couple of events this week in SQL Nexus and the Powershell Conference EU 2017, looking...

Building a container running SQL Server 2014 SP2 Developer

One of the things about working with SQL in Docker is that you kinda have to use the images that...