Backups of backups or How long is my backup really available?

I’ve said before that backups are at once one of the easiest things DBAs do, one of the most important,...

Azure SQL Database sa Connections?

I was using a query on one of my local SQL Servers where I wanted to know what logins were...

Expanding My Reach

I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to expand my writing with my first Simple-Talk article posted.  Simple- Talk is technical journal and...

SQL Server in Kubernetes on Docker for Windows

Last week Docker announced a feature that I’ve been looking forward to for a while: –

And sure enough, when I...

Scale-out SSRS (a brain dump)

So, I just got finished with a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) scale-out deployment, based largely on this step-by-step guide. Things mostly went...

SQL Server – Internals of sp_spaceused

This article is an effort to dissect the output of the sp_spaceused stored procedure.

Introduction
Understanding the database usage internals and the growth trends...

Power BI Screen Reader Accessibility

I recently wrote a post on the BlueGranite blog called Improving Screen Reader Accessibility in Power BI Reports. It contains...

tSQLt Course

In the last half of 2017, I decided to run a tSQLt course and went down the route of putting...

tSQLt Course

In the last half of 2017, I decided to run a tSQLt course and went down the route of putting together a free 12-week email course. The intention was...

tSQLt Course

In the last half of 2017, I decided to run a tSQLt course and went down the route of putting...