Using T-SQL over PoSh
When do you choose to use one tool or language over another. Steve discussed T-SQL vs. PowerShell.
CASE STUDY: The hybrid monitoring needs of a fast-growing global business
With ambitious expansion plans, PointsBet needed an expansive overview of its server estate, whether on Azure or on-premises, anywhere around the world. Find out how SQL Monitor rose to the challenge.
How to get length of Text, NText and Image columns in SQL Server
There is sometimes a need to figure out the maximum space that is being used by a particular column in your database. You would initially think that the LEN() function would allow you to do this, but this function does not work on Text, NText or Image data types, so how do you figure out the length of a value in a column that has one of these data types?
A Third Space
We used to work in offices, now we work at home. Do we need a third space? Steve does.
Incremental Data loading through ADF using Change Tracking
Learn how you can use Change Tracking to incrementally load data with Azure Data Factory
SQL Server Graph Tables – Cross Database Surprises
Louis Davidson explains how to get around an interesting issue when doing cross-database queries involving graph database tables.
Webinar | Kick start your DevOps Initiative
Without someone on your team experienced at putting DevOps into practice, it can be difficult to know how to get started. Join Microsoft Data Platform MVP, and AWS Community Builder Grant Fritchey to discover his top tips on how to kick start DevOps in your organization.
Constant Azure Improvement
This week I noticed a number of changes in the Azure platform from their change feed. Actually, every week has a crazy number of changes across the entire platform, but this week a number of these were related to data and databases. That isn't always the case, but I saw some interesting items. We have […]
Your User Manual
Many of us have spent time looking through manuals or the documentation for some software or product. I know I'm on the MS docs site regularly for work, and there is no shortage of times I've used various manuals to help me fix something around the house. We usually use a manual when we want […]
Flyway Gotchas
Explaining some of the 'gotchas' that can trip up the unwary Flyway user, and how to avoid them. One or two of these you'll encounter quickly, such as the case-sensitivity of parameters and arguments. Others, such as potential problems with undo scripts or running scripted callbacks, only when you are tackling more complex development processes.
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find...
The First Steps: Understanding the Basics of FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps professional, I’ve seen firsthand how cloud costs can quickly spiral out...
Monday Monitor Tips: AI Query Analysis
By Steve Jones
AI is everywhere. It’s in the news, it’s being added to every product, management...
Forums
would it be so terrible to install ssms on a few user desktops?
Hi, ssms is free here. I can think of other reasons to do this...
I'm thinking about submitting some articles
I've written some documentation on using different Markdown types of files on GitHub. It's...
Not Just an Upgrade
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Question of the Day
Restoring On Top I
I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers