Daily Coping 6 Apr 2022
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...
2022-04-06
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Blog Posts
Flyway Mistakes
I have been doing some testing with Redgate’s Flyway Desktop as a new way of managing code for databases. However, just like Git, I appreciate clients, but I want...
2022-04-06 (first published: 2022-03-21)
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If I can’t use PWDENCRYPT, how am I supposed to use HASHBYTES?
For this week, here is a short post about reinventing the wheel. An interesting conversation happened on Twitter where Dave Dustin asked: “Does anybody have an example of using...
2022-04-06
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Power Automate – Date Expression Basics
In this new video series, Devin focuses on working with Power Automate Date Expressions. This first video is a primer to cover the basics of
2022-04-06 (first published: 2022-03-23)
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Removing a LocalDB Instance
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. This might be obvious and easy, but I...
2022-04-06
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Daily Coping 5 Apr 2022
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...
2022-04-05
24 reads
WITDC Mental Health and Wellness Day- April 8th
This Friday WITDC is having another Mental Health and Wellness Day virtual event and I’m part of a panel! This ... Continue reading
2022-04-05
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WITDC Mental Health and Wellness Day- April 8th
This Friday WITDC is having another Mental Health and Wellness Day virtual event and I’m part of a panel! This ... Continue reading
2022-04-05
3 reads
A Day Off(ish)
I usually don’t post too many things about breaks, but I think that might be a bit of a mistake. I’ve struggled to get away from work at times,...
2022-04-04
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Azure DevOps dokáže opravdu překvapit
I po letech mě Azure DevOps dokáže překvapit třikrát za den Asi to taky znáte – věc, kterou jste už dělali snad stokrát, najednou prostě nejde. Nedávno jsme nastavovali...
2022-04-04
14 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers