Helping Database Administrators
Let’s be honest. Database administration is not all that tough. Set up your backups. Test them. Get consistency checks on...
2013-06-07 (first published: 2013-06-04)
1,775 reads
The Scary DBA
Using PowerShell to move files to Azure Storage
I was searching all over the place to try to find out how to move files into Azure Storage. Most...
2013-06-03
2,391 reads
Microsoft Teched 2013 Keynote
Welcome to Teched 2013
We’re starting off with some type of James Bond video. Chase scene with a really cool car....
2013-06-03
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Painting the US Red
We are bringing Red Gate, through the free SQL in the City event, to the United States again this year.
This...
2013-05-29
822 reads
SMO vs Invoke-Sqlcmd in Azure
I’m working on a series of Powershell scripts for the pre-conference seminars on Windows Azure SQL Database that I’m going to be...
2013-05-28
1,088 reads
A Little Azure Fun on Friday
You know how we’ve always heard that sp_msforeachtable and other similar undocumented functions may not be supported in future versions...
2013-05-24
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PASS Summit 2013 is Looking Cloudy
No, this isn’t some complaint about PASS or the Summit. This is an announcement that not only will I be...
2013-05-22
661 reads
Microsoft Lync Through the Web
Get an invite to a Microsoft meeting? Are they using the new Lync interface? And, you don’t have a paid...
2013-05-21
791 reads
Azure does Powershell too
Or, I guess it might be more appropriate to say that Powershell does Azure. Regardless, there are a set of...
2013-05-23 (first published: 2013-05-20)
1,947 reads
Book Review: Business in the Trenches
I’m trying to improve.
That’s at just about everything too. I know I don’t know enough or have enough skills to...
2013-05-09
741 reads
Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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