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How Do You Make DevOps Succceed?

I love going to SQLSaturday events because I’m always asked questions that make me think. I was just at SQLSaturday Indianapolis (a great event, if you weren’t there, you...

2019-09-09 (first published: )

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Profiler and Trace vs. Extended Events

It’s a running joke among the more experienced (read, older) Microsoft Data Platform specialists as to whether you’re #teamprofiler or #teamexevents. I’m very much #teamexevents, but I really don’t...

2019-08-28 (first published: )

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Importance of Testing

I’ve always said if you’re running a script for the first time in a production environment, you’re doing it wrong. Testing is fundamental to technology, yet it is one...

2019-07-22

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New article – migrating from a named instance

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Using the SIGN() Function: #SQLNewBlogger

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I was trolling the docs and noticed the SIGN() function. I have never written...

T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?

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Kerberos Authentication for Aurora PostgreSQL: Mapping AD Groups to Database Roles

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RegEx Functions I

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RegEx Functions I

Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?

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