thx dbruton, i have a feeling that when folks throw micro services at challenges like this to push rather than pull data, its completely possible that pooling isnt happening. ...

For sure. If you're not testing restores, you don' tknow the backups are really working.

I've seen people have issues, especially if they inherit a system that doesn't use with init....

I've had a few customers do this and they just move the load. Unless the API server caches results for its connections, you still have a lot of queries to...

This wasn't a Prompt stability issue. Prompt releases every week, and you can delay updates.

However, Microsoft changed the version or name (can't remember) of some libraries that lots of add-ins...

From my world with respect to team work:

If you don't share your skills and knowledge I do not want to work with you. You won't be here forever and...

Thanks and you are right. The things I remember most are the people and moments we've shared that made a difference, however big or small.

This is a great piece, Brian and I agree. Communities change lives, and it's been amazing to see what you've done with Pragmatic Works as well, helping people in your...

Agree with David. Sometimes it results in nothing, but it pays dividends later. The less quid pro quo and the more do the right thing, the better you are.

That's a great addition

Agreed, having more tools has become the norm, and if you use them well, they allow you to get a lot more work done

This is a mess. Someone at MS changed how they work with some add-ins/extensions and that broke SSMS with any sort of extension. Not just Prompt.

A bunch of devs at...

You are welcome, and glad you enjoy the stories. A few more coming this month

Hopefully, or things might break when you least expect or, or are ready to handle things.

This should fix an issue with Prompt: https://download.red-gate.com/checkforupdates/SQLPrompt/SQLPrompt_11.3.6.21421.exe

I'd lean towards what Brian notes here. Likely you missed something or need access to a different key