The Challenge of Early Tech Decisions
We often live with our early decisions on technology, which can be a challenge over time.
Things Move Fast
I have several things I’d like to say in the editorial today, but I feel I have to start off with my condolences to the family of Queen Elizabeth II. For that matter, my condolences to the people of Britain. This truly is the end of an era. Things do indeed move fast sometimes. Working […]
Fixing Impostor Syndrome
Lessons on impostor syndrome from a marketer apply to technologists as well.
Understanding the System Function FILEPROPERTY()
Learn how to use the system function, FILEPROPERTY(), to get information about your database in T-SQL.
Data Visualizations for Excel Multi-Chart Sets with SQL Server Data
This article covers how to create multi-chart visualizations in Excel using data from SQL Server.
Rollbacks, Undos and Undonts
Rollback scripts are designed to allow us to recover safely from a failed deployment that leaves the database in an indeterminate state. They must check exactly what needs to be reverted before doing so. If you work with an RDBMS that cannot support transaction DDL rollback they are vital. This article proposes a strategy where you create and test a rollback file, at the same time as the forward migration, and reuse it as a Flyway undo script.
Developer Optimism
Developers, in general, are very optimistic about the code they write. This is likely one cause of their estimates of the time required being low, as well as the various bugs that slip through because of corner cases that appear for the problem being solved. Often developers think they've considered the various ways this code […]
SQL Ledger: Protecting Data in Azure SQL
Learn how you can set up and use Ledger tables in an Azure SQL Database to verify the integrity of your database changes.
Stairway to AlwaysOn Level 2: Storage 101
In this new level of the stairway, we examine the storage knowledge you need for an AlwaysOn configuration.
How to Expand a Range of Dates into Rows with the SQL Server Function GENERATE_SERIES
In this tip, we cover how to use the GENERATE_SERIES function to expand a range of dates into rows
Blogs
SQL Server In Place Upgrades
By gbargsley
Good morning dear blog reader. Today’s episode is fresh from a great weekend with...
Daily Coping 27 Sep 2022
By Steve Jones
Today’s coping tip is take your time. Make space to just breathe and be...
Running SQL Server in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
I previously wrote a post on how to convert a SQL Server Docker image...
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The Migration Tool to Use III
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SSIS File System Deployments
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Create a DACPAC to only update not replace a SQL Server Database
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