Setting 2020 Learning Goals
I deliberately didn’t set any goals at the start of 2020 since I was taking six weeks off for a sabbatical. That’s done, and it’s time to look forward....
2020-03-06 (first published: 2020-03-02)
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The Voice of the DBA
Reviewing 2019 Career Goals
According to this post, I rate 2019 as a Failure. Of the books I planned to read, I read 2. I started 2 others, but they’re in progress, even...
2020-02-28
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Schema Filtering in SQL Prompt
I love SQL Prompt, and I’m regularly impressed by the enhancements our teams continue to make in the product. One item that I found interesting recently was schema filtering....
2020-03-04 (first published: 2020-02-27)
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The Cost of SQL Bits v the PASS Summit
UPDATE: This post originally priced Charlotte, NC, but the Summit is in Houston, TX. I have corrected costs and locations. The difference is about $300 less for a flight...
2020-01-22 (first published: 2020-01-13)
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Knocking Off for Six Weeks
This won’t be the last blog I write for six weeks, but it is the last one I’ll syndicate and in which write about technical stuff. Today is my...
2020-01-21 (first published: 2020-01-10)
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Running Powershell Scripts – #SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. When you install Windows, by default, the execution...
2020-01-08
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Installing PowerShell for SQL Server – #SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. PowerShell is the hot new scripting language for...
2020-01-09 (first published: 2019-12-27)
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Backwards Compatible Symmetric Keys in SQL Server 2017+
I discovered recently that there was a change made in SQL Server 2017 to the way that symmetric key passphrases are hashed. There’s a KB article that notes the...
2020-01-06 (first published: 2019-12-23)
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Using Parameters in #SQLPrompt
I am a big fan of snippets in SQL Prompt, often using them in demos to quickly get code written. However, I’ve liked the idea of snippets and templates...
2019-12-20
46 reads
Using a PoSh variable in a string- #SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. This is something I haven’t quite understood or...
2019-12-18
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Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
Back at Small Data SF in 2025
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
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Getting the Indexed Columns
I run this code on SQL Server 2022 to get a list of all the indexes and their key columns. What is returned?
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