Stairway to U-SQL Level 18: Populating a Data Lake with PowerShell

• by Mike McQuillan

• SQLServerCentral.com

Learn how PowerShell can be used to manage files and folders in your Data Lake.

DBA in training: Know your server’s limits

• by Additional Articles

• SimpleTalk

• Database Administration

Comparing current performance to baselines helps DBAs know when there’s a problem. In this article, Pamela Mooney describes how to measure the physical resources drive space, latency, memory, and CPU.

Maintaining a Database Build Script with SQL Compare

• by Additional Articles

• Redgate

• Vendors/3rd-party Products

Phil Factor explores a lesser-known capability of SQL Compare, which is to help you maintain a 'traditional', well-documented, single file build script, for creating the current version of the database during development.

Spoofing Data Convincingly: Text Data

• by Phil Factor

• SQLServerCentral

• Data Generation
• T-SQL

Learn how to generate some convincing data for your development databases.

The Devil is in the Details

• by Steve Jones

• SQLServerCentral

• Troubleshooting

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

• by Additional Articles

• MSSQLTips.com

• 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?

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• Redgate

• Vendors/3rd-party Products

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

• by Theo Ekelmans

• SQLServerCentral

• Availability Group (AG)
• HA/DR/AG/FCI/Clustering/Business Continuity
• High Availability (HA)

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

• by Steve Jones

• SQLServerCentral

• Work environment

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

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• SimpleTalk

• DevOps and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

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.