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T-SQL Tuesday #119 – Changing your mind

08Oct

This months T-SQL Tuesday comes from Alex Yates (dev-ops wizard and funny guy!) (b|t) – Thanks Alex! I struggled with this at first, as generally, I like to jump on new things and give anything a try, I don’t dismiss READ MORE

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T-SQL Tuesday #118 – Your Fantasy SQL Feature

05Sep

So this is going to be short and sweet (hopefully) My first thought when I read the title was the Activity Monitor, and then all the software I have used in my career to monitor SQL Server, such as Grafana, READ MORE

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SQL Server Transactional Replication on Linux Docker containers

17Jul

*I posted this a few weeks ago, but it’s very applicable to T-SQL Tuesday so it’s been repurposed so I can join in! Today’s article is part of T-SQL Tuesday. T-SQL Tuesday is the brainchild of Adam Machanic. It is a READ MORE

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How I passed exam 70-761: Querying Data with Transact-SQL

25Jun

Someone asked for advice today about preparing for and passing Microsoft Exam 70-761: Querying Data with Transact-SQL – I figured I’d share my experience of this exam. This is one of the required exams on the way to MCSA: SQL READ MORE

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Updating SQL Server with dbatools v1.0 Update-DbaInstance

19Jun

I am super excited that the great folks over at dbatools.io are releasing version 1.0. It’s insane to think they have over 550 commands now! So, on this momentous day of releasing dbatools version 1.0 I am releasing blog post READ MORE

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Recent Posts

  • T-SQL Tuesday #119 – Changing your mind
  • T-SQL Tuesday #118 – Your Fantasy SQL Feature
  • SQL Server Transactional Replication on Linux Docker containers
  • How I passed exam 70-761: Querying Data with Transact-SQL
  • Updating SQL Server with dbatools v1.0 Update-DbaInstance

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