Do as I say, not as I do
Steve wishes that Microsoft would follow some of their own advice on SQL Server development in their other software.
2021-08-04
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Editorials
Interconnected Temp Files
Links between systems can become a problem if an issue in one system affects the others.
2021-08-02
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Deploying SQL Server Automatically
I've had to install SQL Server many times over the years. Often it has felt that most of these installs were one-offs, a dev server, a new QA instance, a production server for a brand new application. A few times I've had to recover from disaster, including restoring master, but often, I just installed SQL […]
2021-07-31
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Your MTTR
There are a lot of metrics you can track and many ways to use them to improve how you build and manage software. Steve has a few thoughts on MTTR and similar metrics.
2021-07-30
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Leading without Managing
Learning to lead is a valued skill to have, and you can do this no matter what your role. You don't need to be a manager to become a leader.
2021-07-28
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Do You Have ALL the YAML?
There are lots of data exchange formats, and one of them that has become popular is YAML. However, are you sure you have the entire file?
2021-07-26
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Define All The Steps Up Front
After 23 years in one place, I'm pulling up stakes and moving. We're selling our house in one state in the US and we're buying a house in another state about half a continent away. To say it's a stressful and exhausting process is an understatement. The worst part is that no one has defined […]
2021-07-24
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How Often Do You Patch?
Patching is a chore that any system administrator needs to deal with. As SQL Server 2016 moves out of mainstream support, Steve asks if you have a plan and how often you ensure systems are patched.
2021-07-23
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The Danger of Management Access
First we had the Solarwinds hack, and now we have a Kaseya ransomware epidemic. It seems the criminals are moving up the stack. We used to see physical attacks on tapes and keyboards, then we saw OS level attacks. Now we seem to be getting to the management layer for software that is used to […]
2021-07-21
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Seriously Real Time Data Processing
Autonomous cars provide a great environment for large scale, real-time data processing.
2021-07-19
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Blogs
Architect a disaster recovery for SQL Server on AWS: Part 1
New blog post - Architect a disaster recovery for SQL Server on AWS: Part...
Seamlessly migrate large SQL databases using AWS Snowball and AWS DataSync.
New blog post - Seamlessly migrate large SQL databases using AWS Snowball and AWS...
Daily Coping 3 Aug 2021
By Steve Jones
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to...
Forums
How to determine whether SSIS is being used?
Hello I've inherited some dev environment which looks like was abandoned, but I'd like...
xml output from sql query
The script runs but gives me "no data to export" I see data in...
Dynamically Update A Parameter to Pass to Another Report
I have an existing SSRS Report which displays the following: UserName, UserID, DOB Bill...
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