Expanded Support for Non-Windows SQL Server
Steve is excited that SQL Server is moving to a new platform.
Considerations for Running SQL Server on Kubernetes
In this article we discuss deploying SQL Server containers / images using Azure Kubernetes Cluster.
Using Flyway Output in PowerShell
How to send Flyway logging and error output to JSON and consume it in PowerShell to produce ad-hoc database migrations reports, including any errors that occurred, the version of the database, runtimes for each migration script and more.
Constant Integration
Apple buys a company every few weeks. The data integration for this must be a large effort.
Datatypes and the Default Mask with Dynamic Data Masking - Step 2 of the Stairway to Dynamic Data Masking
This article digs deeper into the ways that Dynamic Data Masking works with different data types.
What is interpolation?
In this article, Joe Celko explains interpolation and covers a bit about the history and what we all did before computers.
Generating Art
Using metadata to drive software is very useful, which means that having clean data and lots of metadata can help create better software.
Building reusable table build scripts using SQL Prompt
You need a fast, general-purpose way to save the results of a query or batch or procedure into any sort of worktable, such as a temporary table or a table variable or table valued parameter. A simple SELECT…INTO isn't versatile enough for these requirements, and the alternative ways to handcraft the list of columns are slow and error prone. Phil Factor shows how to create a 'table-build generator' that will do all this, and save you a lot of time, especially if you use a lot of working tables in your code.
Using Kerberos Configuration Manager for SPNs Validation
Learn how to manage and troubleshoot Kerberos authentication for SQL Server using the Kerberos Configuration Manager.
Blogs
SQL Server Journey (Part 1)- Enterprise Database 2016
By Vinay Thakur
Continued thinking about my Journey blog where we have to look back at the...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference
By James Serra
A ton of new features for Microsoft Fabric were announced at the Microsoft Fabric Community...
PowerShell Remoting for SQL DBAs: WinRM + SSH Guide (Updated 2026)
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences II
In thinking about the differences between the identity property and a sequence object, which of these two guarantees that there are consecutive numbers (according to the increment) inserted in a single table?
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