A brief introduction for bcp
I end up using the bcp utility to move tables between environments, and I’ve found that a lot of the...
2019-02-04 (first published: 2019-01-16)
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Controlling the firewall for an Azure SQL DB via T-SQL
The other day I took a Microsoft Learn course about securing Azure SQL DB. It was really enjoyable and I...
2019-01-29 (first published: 2019-01-16)
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Let’s talk SQL Server Waits: Topic 2 – CXPacket
With our effort to talk about SQL Waits we come across another common wait called CXPacket. Last week we reviewed...
2019-01-30 (first published: 2019-01-16)
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Inspector V1.3 hotfix
Unfortunately we discovered a small bug in 1.3, the Database ownership module default warning level was not showing a yellow...
2019-01-16
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Deploying SQL Server to Kubernetes using Helm
In previous posts I’ve run through how to deploy sql server to Kubernetes using yaml files. That’s a great way...
2019-01-29 (first published: 2019-01-16)
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It’s always parameter sniffing (part 1?)
This is a blog post about a perennial issue. Have you ever had a call in the middle of the...
2019-01-28 (first published: 2019-01-16)
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Beware! Beware of Unintended Changes When Altering Columns!
(last updated: 2019-01-15 @ 19:50 EST / 2019-01-16 @ 00:50 UTC )
I haven’t seen a lot written about these particular behaviors so I...
2019-01-28 (first published: 2019-01-15)
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Inspector V1.3 now available
Inspector V1.3 is now available on GitHub.
We have updated the sample report for you to play with which includes the...
2019-01-15
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SQL FAILS with Andy Mallon, Erin Stellato, and Mr. Anonymous!
Watch this week's video on YouTube
While most of us strive to make as few mistakes as possible when it comes to our servers and data, accidents do occasionally happen.
Sometimes...
2019-01-15
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SQL FAILS with Andy Mallon, Erin Stellato, and Mr. Anonymous!
Watch this week's video on YouTube
While most of us strive to make as few mistakes as possible when it comes to our servers and data, accidents do occasionally happen.
Sometimes...
2019-01-15
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Blogs
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
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