How Normal Is Your World?
Steve thinks the world is close to normal for him after the pandemic. What about you?
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.
On-Demand Webinar - Monitoring: The ROI of Build vs. Buy
Missed our recent webinar on ‘Monitoring: The ROI of Build vs Buy’? Catch up on demand and find out the pros and cons to building a monitoring system versus purchasing one. Watch now!
SELECT DISTINCT SQL Command to Return a Unique List of Values
Learn about the SELECT DISTINCT SQL command to return a unique list of values from SELECT queries along with several examples.
Has Everyone Had a Data Breach?
Not only is the security of our organization important, but that of our partners matters as well.
Stairway to SQL Server Security Level 11: Auditing
By defining server- and database-level audits, you can record just about any kind of event that occurs in SQL Server, which can be an invaluable source of security troubleshooting and forensic information when security breaches occur. In this stairway level you’ll learn how to define the various audit specification objects, how to capture audit data, and how to explore and use the data.
AWS Lambdas with C#
In this article, I will take you through the development process of building an API on the serverless cloud with C#. This API will be built to serve pizzas, with two endpoints, one for making pizza and the other for tasting fresh pizzas. I expect some general familiarity with AWS and serverless computing. Any previous experience with building APIs in .NET will also come in handy.
Complex Production Database Deployments and Flyway
This article explains how, by use of schemas and stub interfaces, we can use Flyway to manage the main development work smoothly alongside any changes or additions required to maintain production-only code.
ChatGPT in SQL Server - Practical examples
Introduction ChatGPT in SQL Server In this article, we will learn some basic examples of ChatGPT in SQL Server. In a previous article, we had an interview with ChatGPT an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI. If you do not know how to use it yet, you can go to that article. We will show some […]
Nested Transactions
Steve Jones notes there aren't really nested transactions in SQL Server. And we all ought to know this.
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Who Are You Doing It For?
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But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
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I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Finding the Next Sequence Value: #SQLNewBlogger
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I saw a question asking about the next sequence value and decided to try...
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A Fun Computer Quote
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