SQL Server 2017 running on Windows Containers!

One of the questions which I normally get all the time whenever I talk about SQL Server and Docker is...

Setting Up a Subscription

In the last two blogs, we went through Configure Distribution Database and Publication Creation. If you haven’t read them, I...

Pester Test Inception and the Show Parameter

My fantastic friend Andre Kamman b | t  and I presented at PSConfEu last week

and whilst we were there we were...

T-SQL Tuesday 90 - Shipping Database Changes

T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party for the SQL Server community (or Microsoft Data Platform community. Although it’s called...

One SQL Cheat Code For Amazingly Fast JSON Queries

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Recently I've been working with JSON in SQL Server 2016 a lot.
One of the hesitations many people have with using JSON in SQL Server...

T-SQL Tuesday #90 – The Elephant’s Name is Database

T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog gathering for the SQL Server/Data Professional community  It is the brainchild of Adam Machanic (B|T)...

T-SQL Tuesday #90: The Death of the DBA in a DevOps World Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

It’s time for another iteration of the blog party known as T-SQL Tuesday. This month’s theme is Shipping Database Changes...

Shipping Database Changes–T-SQL Tuesday #90

This is a good T-SQL Tuesday topic from James Anderson: shipping database changes. It’s especially poignant for me since I...

Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 50 – Narratives)

In this module you will learn how to use the Narrative Power BI Custom Visual.  The Narrative visual is developed...

Slides from 24 Hours of PASS – Data Security

As promised, here are my slides from the 24 Hours of PASS on Data Security:
S1 – Brian Kelley_WhatYouAbsolutelyMustKnowAboutSQLServerSecurity (.pptx – 733 KB)
S7 – Brian...