Contact your ISP. They usually don't allow direct internet connection from an unknown source.

I use the slower times to create some POC's . It's also the time where gaps in documentation become visible when the expert is on leave.

Lately trying to get familiar...

That's an original way to handle your column names. Pretty much need a metadata mapper to translate your queries. Hope they don't change their datatypes often

not sure, running devops on premises could be a nich situation. Contact Microsoft? Regarding the sql 2025 bug https://sqlserverperformace.blogspot.com/2026/04/sql-server-2025-cu4-full-text-search.html

I get those when SQL Server for some reason shuffles where it's gonna check on substring due a query plan change

Like it gets alle the data first, tries the substring,...

Not sure about sql 2022 but sql 2025 had a fix lately about full text and word documents

In this rapid changing world IT-certs get obsolete fast. It adds a bit of decision weight as the person probably understands the system at some level.

Exempt hard certificate requirements for...

How the time flies. We have TB SSD's now reserved for AI datacenters

Thanks Jasona, found the meme

That's great , allowing a full disconnect. And training for the mythical man bus as Murphy's laws favor a time when the expert is unreachable

The concept of prin is new to me, thanks for mentioning it

Well, I'm keeping the documentation in Word of markdown. A long time ago we a good wiki but that information was lost in a migration. Given the textsearch abilities of...

As the forum does funny things with url's lookup schackenberg Upgrading to SQL Server 2022: Paths, Pitfalls, and Best Practices

Assuming this happens in a non-production environment first.

I don't think the...

Installer: install the busisness intelligence

and also check out the individual components like SSIS components

Some items were added later

Thanks for sharing your experience about downgrading.