Displaying the tags within the SQL Server docker repository
A while back Microsoft moved all their SQL images to their new registry mcr.microsoft.com which means that we can no...
2019-02-22
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ASF 019: Simon Whiteley interview
As Chief Cloud Architect with Adatis Consulting, Simon Whiteley has been working with the Microsoft BI Stack for a decade,...
2019-02-22
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Copy Data From On-Premise SQL Server To Azure Database Using Azure Data Factory
Let’s take a break from our SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services Basics Series and jump to Azure Data Factory (v2)....
2019-02-21
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Memory grants 7: DISTINCT (Distinct Sort)
The series is alive! It’s been a while since I last talked about memory grants. Don’t worry, I still care...
2019-02-21
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Azure SQL Database Online Columnstore Unicorn and Rainbow Theory
As Microsoft states “online clustered columnstore index build enables you to optimize and compress your data with minimal downtime without...
2019-02-21
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Webinar: Migrating SQL Server Integration Services to the Cloud
I will be doing a webinar for MSSQLTips.com about migrating your on-premises SSIS solutions to the Azure cloud. Specifically, the Azure-SSIS integration runtime environment in Azure Data Facture. The...
2019-02-21
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Appearance: SQL Data Partners Podcast #161
Carlos Chacon (twitter) was kind enough to have me back on the SQL Data Partners Podcast to talk about my experiences with managing 8000 databases on a single instance...
2019-02-21
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I’ve added data classifications. Now what?
About a year ago I wrote about a new feature in SSMS that allows you to add a data classification...
2019-03-08 (first published: 2019-02-20)
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Using the Sequence Object to Generate Reference Numbers
The SEQUENCE object was added to T-SQL in SQL Server 2012. It’s reasonably well known to DBAs, but less so...
2019-03-12 (first published: 2019-02-20)
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Proposed SQL Server defaults: disable lightweight pooling
A few months ago I suggested that the following settings should be the default for most SQL Server instances. Set...
2019-02-20
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