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Why Put PostgreSQL in Azure

I’ve had people come up to me and say “PostgreSQL is open source and therefore license free. Why on earth would I put PostgreSQL in Azure?” Honestly, I think...

2023-05-17 (first published: )

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ChatGPT Lied To Me

I’ve been seeing more and more noise about how ChatGPT can help with technical stuff, writing code, all that. Well, I wanted to know how best to set up...

2023-04-21 (first published: )

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SSC Website Deployment 24 Sept 2025

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We are planning on a fairly big code deployment to set the stage for...

Timeout when expanding the table

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Experts, I am hoping to get some help and feedback. I have a server...

Single User SQL Server on Linux

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Single User SQL Server on Linux

How can I start SQL Server on Linux in single-user mode to restore the master database?

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