Unit Testing & Intelligent Query Processing
Actually, these two topics don’t have anything to do with one another. I just ran out of days to promote everyone individually who was taking part in putting on...
2020-03-31
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The Scary DBA
Extended Events: Queries and Waits
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to put together queries and waits at the same time? You all capture query metrics using some method. Most of us query...
2020-03-30
30 reads
Figuring Out How To Hide Production Data
There’s a really simple conundrum that we go through all the time. The best data for development is production You can’t have production data for development You have to...
2020-03-27
152 reads
Time To Learn Git
I love this quote from Kevin Hill (and not because he mentions me): 3 things I can no longer justify ignoring: #dbatools Git and #Docker for my dev SQL work@cl@sqldbawithbeard@Kendra_Little and @unclebiguns@GFritchey, I blame you...
2020-04-03 (first published: 2020-03-26)
1,105 reads
DB Automation with Azure DevOps
I sincerely believe the key to your future as a DBA is your ability to automate everything you do. However, the single hardest thing that you have to do...
2020-03-31 (first published: 2020-03-25)
460 reads
Being an Efficient DBA
Or database developer, report writer, whatever. SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, and all the tools provide a bunch of ways to get things done. However, some ways are...
2020-03-24
60 reads
Extended Events: Live Data Explorer, Grouping
Of all the things that Extended Events does, I’ve found the ability to quickly and easily gather a little bit of data and then use the Data Explorer window...
2020-03-23
106 reads
Containers and DevOps
Over the last couple of years, one of these single most exciting technologies to come out around the Data Platform has been containers. You may not see them change...
2020-03-27 (first published: 2020-03-20)
313 reads
Missing #SQLFamily? Check This Out.
I am an introvert. Lots of people don’t believe it, but it’s true. However, I really do love getting to see my #SQLFamily all over the world in my...
2020-03-19
29 reads
Extended Events: Live Data Explorer, Getting Started
One reason a lot of people don’t like Extended Events is because the output is in XML. Let’s face it, XML is a pain in the bottom. However, there...
2020-03-24 (first published: 2020-03-16)
272 reads
Blogs
Cleaning Up Azure MS Defender Billing
By Steve Jones
I have a few Azure subscriptions, which are fairly small and not used that...
Installing and Configuring containerd as a Kubernetes Container Runtime
This post shows you how to install containerd as the container runtime for Kubernetes...
It’s 2026 and I’m retired, so lets get Visual Basic 6.0 to run on Windows 11
In 1999 I released my first commercial software product. ShutOff 2000 was a Windows...
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