DevOps and Database Lifecycle Management
Database Lifecycle Management (DLM) aims to provide a roadmap of what is required, and when, to deliver and maintain effective databases that can respond quickly to business change. How...
The Elusive Conditional WHERE Clause
What's this, a conditional WHERE clause that doesn't use dynamic SQL?
Hyper-V and PowerShell: The Basics
Because it is important with maintaining Virtual Machine environments to be able to repeat routine tasks completely accurately, Windows PowerShell has grown in importance for the job. Now you can manage the Hyper-V environment via PowerShell without needing to use the Hyper-V Manager console. It opens up many opportunities for automation.
Changing Linked Server Passwords
How to article on changing passwords for linked servers via TSQL and SSMS.
The New SQL Server 2016 Edition Limits
There are some changes to memory limits in SQL Server 2016 SP1 Standard Edition.
Importance of Performing DBCC CHECKDB on all SQL Server Databases
The SQL Server model database is one of the core system databases, but it seem to get less attention in terms of importance. This post from Simon Liew will demonstrate the havoc the model database can cause when database integrity checks exclude the model database and corruption goes undetected.
Azure DWH part 2: Get Started with Azure Data Warehouse
In this article, we will learn how to use Visual Studio to query Azure SQL Data Warehouse tables and how to create a new table.
The War Room
When things go wrong, how do you handle them? Steve Jones comments on crisis management using a great example from Amazon.
Columnstore Indexes and Computed Columns in SQL Server 2016
You can’t do everything with a columnstore index — but SQL Server’s optimizer can get pretty creative so it can use a columnstore index in ways you might not expect. Kendra Little explains.
Something I learned while unemployed
Being unemployed is difficult. Here's something I learned to help me through it.
Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
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Question of the Day
SSoL Support on the OS
On which Linux versions is SQL Server 2025 on Linux supported?
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