Daily Coping 10 Nov 2022
Today’s coping tip is to respond to a difficult situation in a different way. There are plenty of difficult situations I find myself in, some of which create lots...
2022-11-10
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The Voice of the DBA
Select All in a Power BI Slicer–#SQLNewBlogger
One of the things I’ve been working on this year is a Power BI report for the kids I coaco in volleyball. As a part of this, I want...
2022-11-25 (first published: 2022-11-09)
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Daily Coping 9 Nov 2022
Today’s coping tip is to make time for a friend and have a coffee, meal, or just spend time. It’s been a busy few months for me. Since Sept...
2022-11-09
11 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #156–Ready for Production
It’s a busy time for me, but it’s also T-SQL Tuesday blog party day. I’m rushing a bit as I forgot about this (thanks for the reminder, Deb) and...
2022-11-08
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Deciding to Submit to Conferences–#NewStarNovember
I wrote about getting started last week, with invitations from others. I think the first time I actually made my own submission was to the Indy Tech Fest in...
2022-11-08
23 reads
Daily Coping 8 Nov 2022
Today’s coping tip is to set a goal that brings a sense of purpose for the coming month. For me, I’m going away from primary work to secondary work....
2022-11-08
9 reads
Data Manipulation with Word and Excel
Recently I had to go through some training that asked me to evaluate some text. I needed to tally some data up, and decided Word and Excel were quick...
2022-11-18 (first published: 2022-11-07)
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Daily Coping 7 Nov 2022
Today’s coping tip is to identify three things that give you hope for the future. The creativity and passion of youth The drive from many people who build software...
2022-11-07
8 reads
Goal Progress for Oct 2022
I set goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m tracking my progress in these updates during 2022. Another month of busy stuff. Prepping for the Data Community...
2022-11-04
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The Way0utwest Joker #SeattleSummitMoments
I work for Redgate, who has been a great sponsor of the Summit in the past and now is charged with stewarding the event into the future. This post...
2022-11-04
9 reads
Blogs
SQL Server 2025 Unleashed Live Training – A New Era Begins
I’m excited to announce my brand-new SQL Server 2025 Unleashed live online training on...
Build a Snapshot Backup Catalog in Pure Storage - The SQL Server 2022 Edition
In my previous post, I showed you how to build a snapshot backup catalog...
Advice I Like: Training Employees
By Steve Jones
Train employees well enough that they could get another job but treat them well...
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Connecting to SQL express 2019 server
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Docker Advice for SQL Server in Production
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Question of the Day
Striped Backup File Limits
In SQL Server 2022, how many backup files can I have in a striped backup?
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