SQL Server 2019 CTP 3.0 is Moving Right Along

A new CTP of SQL Server was released this week.

Contract Requirements

Exporting Custom Messages from Sys.Messages

Learn how to get your custom messages from an existing instance and add them to a new instance.

What Keeps You Employed?

This week Steve asks how you would describe your job.

Always Use Roles–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. Which of these is more complex? GRANT SELECT...

Burning Out

Burning out in an IT job is easier to do than it should be. Steve has a little advice today.

The SQL Change Automation in SSMS Beta

Give it a try, as the beta is out. I’ve been watching this product and getting updates for the last six months or so and lately I’ve been pushing...

Getting the Max

High Security Prices–Always Encrypted 2019 needs Datacenter Edition

I was recently doing some work on Always Encrypted in SQL Server 2019 and needed to set up an HGS server. I went through most of the setup, and...

Small Experiments in Data

Amsterdam is using data to try and improve their city.