Who is the best person for the job?

Sometimes it is hard to admit that you are not the best person for the job that is presented to you.

SQL Server Disaster Recovery Options

This presentation is to get you thinking about the disaster recovery options for SQL Server, things like backups, log shipping, Availability Groups, clustering and more while putting them in the context of the enterprise.

More Time to Certify

You have more time to earn that MCSA, MCSE, or MCSD, thanks to Microsoft and the pandemic.

Stairway to U-SQL Level 16: The Azure Data Lake Catalog

Delve behind the scenes and learn about the catalog used to manage Azure Data Lakes.

Stairway to U-SQL Level 16: The Azure Data Lake Catalog

Delve behind the scenes and learn about the catalog used to manage Azure Data Lakes.

Working with SQL Cursors

In SQL cursors serve as a pointer that enables application programming language to deal with query results one row at a time. This article quickly explores the concept behind and show how to declare cursors, open, retrieve data from them, and then close them

Encryption Libraries

There is an encryption library that Microsoft has released as open source.

Iterating Over Calculated Tables using Power Query

Problem Many of us are already aware of the loopin...

Database DevOps is gaining popularity

Fourty-six percent of the State of Database DevOps survey respondents advised they are performing some form of deployment automation. This figure has risen year on year as the conversation of DevOps in Database development continues, and the benefits become more apparent. If you are interested in more insight, you can download a copy of the 2020 State of Database DevOps report here.

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The Staging Phase of Deployment

Despite some humorous examples of deployments gone wrong, failures are not funny. William Brewer explains why staging is so important and how it can help avoid the types of disasters he recalls in this article.