A New Word: Proluctance
proluctance – n. the paradoxical urge to avoid doing something you’ve been looking forward to – opening a decisive letter, meeting up with a friend who’s finally back in...
2024-02-23
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The Voice of the DBA
Adding Git LFS Support – #SQLNewBlogger
I got this message recently while committing some changes: This post shows my work in adding Git LFS support to GitHub. Another post for me that is simple and...
2024-03-04 (first published: 2024-02-21)
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A New Word:Maugry
maugry – adj. afraid that you’ve been mentally deranged all your life and everybody around you knows, but none of them mention it to you directly because they feel...
2024-02-16
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Friday Flyway Tips–Capture the Filegroup for Tables
A customer asked recently why Flyway doesn’t detect the filegroup for some changes. I showed them it does and decided to write a post on this. I’ve been working...
2024-03-01 (first published: 2024-02-16)
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Knowing String Defaults in T-SQL–#SQLNewBlogger
For years I’ve assumed I knew the string defaults, but I realized that’s not right. This post looks at what I learned. Another post for me that is simple...
2024-02-26 (first published: 2024-02-14)
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T-SQL Tuesday #171–Helping a Customer Fix Something
It’s that time of the month for a new blog party at T-SQL Tuesday. This month we have Brent Ozar hosing, and it’s a good topic. I wondered what...
2024-02-13
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Friday Flyway Tips–Dark Mode
I saw a post that Flyway Desktop has a dark mode and I had to try it out. I’ve been working with Flyway Desktop for work more and more...
2024-02-09
22 reads
A New Word: Wellium
wellium – n. an excuse you come up with to rationalize a disappointing outcome – telling yourself that you weren’t in the mood for that sold-out show anyway, that...
2024-02-09
24 reads
Using the T-SQL Error Functions–#SQLNewBlogger
I was working with a customer that was doing some error handling in procs and helped them do some error tracking. As we were working through things, I realized...
2024-02-21 (first published: 2024-02-07)
612 reads
The DevOps Airways Roadshow
I love this logo. Our marketing people were very creative. After the van tour last year, we decided to go with a plane this year. I wrote about the...
2024-02-05
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Blogs
Leadership in Times of Change: Guiding Teams Through Uncertainty, Disruption, and Transformation
By Chris Yates
Change is inevitable. What separates thriving organizations from those that falter is not the...
The End of Year Vacation Burn
By Steve Jones
It’s been a good year for me. With my sabbatical, I felt like I’ve...
Speaking at PASS Summit 2025
By alevyinroc
In less than one month, I will be speaking not once but twice at...
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Question of the Day
Azure SQL Database MAXDOP
When Azure SQL Database was originally released, the MAXDOP was set to 0 for each new database. In Oct 2025, what is the default value for Azure SQL databases?
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