Reseed Locks

The Separation of Tools

SSMs and ADS are the new tools for SQL Server and the data platform, both of which are now available separately from SQL Server.

Using Write-Debug

I wrote a post about PoSh output recently, noting that in general we ought to use Write-Output or Write-Verbose for messaging. In there, I mentioned Write-Debug as well as...

Daily Coping 30 Oct 2020

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

Goal Progress– October 2020

This is my report, which continues on from the Aug report. After that report, I made an effort to work a little harder. This is where I am. Reading...

The Best Query

The Spookiest Year

Steve looks back a bit at the strangeness of 2020.

Building Quality In

I heard someone at the 2020 DevOps Enterprise Summit conference say that quality needs to be built in. That's something that many, or hopefully most, of us believe. Everyone ought to do quality work and build it into their daily tasks. However, the person speaking went further and defined this in a way I like: […]

Daily Coping 29 Oct 2020

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

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