Azure DevOps: Show Me the JSON!
Creating resources in Azure, while not difficult, can be time consuming if you use the manual steps. One way to automate the process is by using JSON templates to save time and enforce standards. In this article, Brian Flynn describes how to create JSON templates for deploying a network with virtual machines.
Using SQL Server Dynamic Online Catalog to Explore Keys and Relationships: Stairway to Exploring Database Metadata Level 4
This level introduces keys, constraints, and relationships.
Granting View Definition Permission to a User or Role in SQL Server
In SQL Server 2005 by default users of a database that are only in the public role cannot see the definitions of an object while using sp_help, sp_helptext or the object_definition function.
How to Resize tempdb
When you are setting up a new SQL Server machine you need to determine how big you should make tempdb. To make sure you size tempdb appropriately you should monitor the tempdb space usage. If there are autogrowth events occurring after you have recycled SQL Server than you might want to increase the size of your tempdb data files. If tempdb never uses most of the tempdb space, then you might want to consider decreasing the size of tempdb.
Data Has a Dollar Value
Data in our systems has an actual dollar value, which we might be aware of if we have to purchase more.
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: The MCP Server
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I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, and pressing on...
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
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Removing production permissions when restoring database to non-prod
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Advanced T-SQL: Replacing Slow Cursors with Window Functions
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Finding Bad Queries
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