Configuring Stretch Database

Finding the Visual Designer in Azure DevOps Builds

This post is really a reminder to me, since I don’t create pipelines all that often, and I’ve forgotten a few times how to do this. Plus, while YAML...

Transient Synonyms

Restoring Expired Certificates

The Ongoing Costs of Building Software

There are lots of costs to building your own software, which Steve Jones notes might not be what you want to spend over time.

VSCode Tips–Remove the Highlighted Line

VSCode was making me crazy as I was writing a script. I like a light theme, and every time I went to type, I saw this: The highlight was...

20 Years of Compare

When we started SQLServerCentral, there were originally 7 of us. We all decided to "invest" $50 to get the site going. With this seed money, we paid for a VM that hosted both SQL Server and IIS. This was enough money to run the site for 6+ months, and we set about building an online […]

Merging Multiple Dataframes

SQL in the City Streamed is Today

Today is SQL in the City Streamed!!! Only three of us, , as Kendra has other commitments. Still, it’s exciting for Kathi, Grant, and myself to be presenting the...

Graph Concepts