Spoofing Data Convincingly: Text Data
Learn how to generate some convincing data for your development databases.
The Devil is in the Details
The story of an engineer solving a problem is a good one that shows technical skills and a passion for the work.
Import Excel Data into SQL Server with PowerShell
In this article we look at PowerShell code you can use to import Excel data into SQL Server.
What’s most important to you when dealing with database software?
Take part in this short exercise (no more than 5 minutes) by letting us know what matters most to you when considering, purchasing, or using database software. As a thank you, you can also enter our prize draw at the end for a chance to win a $150 Amazon gift voucher.
Do *not* place TEMPDB on a local disk in a SQL failover cluster
What happens with tempdb on a local disk in a cluster? Read on to see that you will not get a failover if the local disk fails
Dread or Desire
Today Steve wonders about the move back to offices and if you are looking forward to it or trying to avoid it.
Ten tips for attracting and retaining DevOps talent
To stay competitive and bring value to customers, organisations are adopting DevOps, but finding people experienced in DevOps can be challenging. Robert Sheldon has ten tips to help managers attract and retain DevOps talent.
Blogs
The Intersection Between DevOps and FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
DevOps is about shortening the system development lifecycle. Plan faster, build faster, test faster,...
Fabric Mirroring doesn’t start copying Rows
A short blog post about an issue with Fabric Mirroring (with Azure SQL DB...
JSON_OBJECTAGG is an Aggregate: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I wrote an article recently on the JSON_OBJECTAGG function, but neglected to include an...
Forums
PostgreSQL String Functions Part 1
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences V
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can generate values before an insert statement is executed?
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