2023-10-16 (first published: 2023-09-13)
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DevOps and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
Stairway to Database DevOps Level 1: Setup a Local Git Repo with Azure DevOps
In this first level of the Stairway to DevOps, you will learn how to get version control set up on your local machine and connect to an Azure DevOps repository.
2023-10-16 (first published: 2023-09-13)
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2023-08-23
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How to Make Database Changes Without Breaking Everything
You’ve got an existing application with a database back end. You’re thinking about changing the database, and you don’t wanna break stuff.
2023-07-28
2023-07-14
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Concurrency Challenges Around Schema Changes
A post on distributed systems and how schema changes are handled caught Steve's eye. See if you agree with how he thinks this should work.
2023-06-26
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Database APIs
Today Steve talks APIs, which are important in much of software development. He thinks we ought to treat our database schema as part of an API.
2023-05-22
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2023-05-10
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How Important is Zero Downtime?
Zero downtime used to be more important in Steve's job, but lately it seems customers aren't as concerned.
2023-03-24
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How to Implement CI/CD in Azure Data Factory (ADF)
Learn how you can use CI/CD with your ADF Pipelines and Azure DevOps using ARM templates.
2023-03-10
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Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
Forums
SSRS Is Dead. Here Are Your Real Options
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The Distance Metric
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The New Wave of Security Threats
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Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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