Fixing Broken Pip
I’ve got Python 3.8 on my machine, and recently I got a note that my pip version was old. I tried to upgrade PIP recently with this command: c:python38python.exe...
2020-08-10
477 reads
The Voice of the DBA
Daily Coping 10 Aug 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-08-10
23 reads
Social: Respecting Names
This is a non-technical post, and my opinion. If you don’t want to read it, please ignore future posts with “Social:” at the start of the title. My nickname...
2020-08-07
33 reads
Daily Coping 7 Aug 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-08-07
36 reads
Creating a SQL Clone Agent and a First Image
In a previous post, I set up the SQL Clone server. This is really a metadata store and web front end, but it does no real work. The Agent...
2020-08-18 (first published: 2020-08-06)
232 reads
Daily Coping 6 Aug 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-08-06
15 reads
Without PASS, Our Community is Worse Off
This year the PASS Summit is virtual. I’m speaking, as a donation, and Monica Rathbun has written some thoughts on the event. I’m hoping that attendance is high enough...
2020-08-14 (first published: 2020-08-06)
340 reads
Daily Coping 5 Aug 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-08-05
13 reads
Quick SSMS Tip: Map Mode for Code–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. In recent versions of SSMS, there’s been an...
2020-08-05
32 reads
Unboxing SQL Clone 2020 for a PoC
When I got a new machine, I had SQL Clone on my old machine, in a few VMWare VMs. I decided to move this to my new machine, so...
2020-08-13 (first published: 2020-08-04)
354 reads
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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