Likely you are missing some data here. If you run this, what do you get?

SELECT id, SUM(n.amount) FROM dbo.negsum AS n
GROUP BY id

If you have the ID...

I think CD can be incredibly efficient for application code. For db code, it's more complex. A change in the db is a fundamental one that could cause more problems...

I do like YAML for the most part, but I'd never considered that a truncated file might not be noticed. If you upload something manually for config, might not be...

I'm in our LA office for a couple days. We actually have about 12 people here today, 4 yesterday. We're WFH through the end of 2021, but...

I'll completely disagree. Not to get into a debate here, but different people write in different voices, and the way that this author, or some other, might present a topic...

There is a REST API, but as you mentioned, likely this is a permissions issue you don't want to grant.

Typically what I'd do here, since anything that is direct requires...

There are various APIs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/recovery-using-backups

I might think about Az or PoSh here to automate this and get a copy at a point in time.

Do you mean a copy as of a point in time? Typically this is the same as a restore of a backup of one database. Typically you would backup and...

Nice catches, I'll send the author a note.

Wow, that's a long way for groceries. Even I only have to go 12-15km.

For some companies, it's about billing. In the case of the oil pipeline, they were concerned about...

The current Champ is back in

I used to struggle to take time off. When in Ops positions, I was always a bit worried (and always semi on-call). I'd check on things, and people would call...

Lots of great comments.

I completely understand poorly formatted CSVs or varying structures, like ragged right, causing issues.

These were simple, consistently formatted files. I can't believe this was hard.

But of course, the other side of this is the resume that is loaded with search words and claims of ability that MAY be a bit overstated.

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I guess it...

You're misunderstanding me.  Getting all the requirements and...