IT leaders have a lot on their plates! Budgets, staffing, security, uptime, and keeping everything running smoothly. When SQL Server performance becomes an issue, a common reaction is often...
2025-03-18 (first published: 2025-03-13)
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I thought I didn’t care about linting, and lately, I haven’t written a lot of SQL, but for the SQL I do write, I have SQLFluff to help me...
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I had someone reach out about generate_series() recently, saying they hadn’t realized this was a new feature in SQL Server 2022. They were wondering if it was better than...
2025-03-17 (first published: 2025-03-05)
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If you're a data analyst drowning in Excel, you know the pain. Endless filtering, formula nightmares, and the dreaded "file not responding" message. Excel's great for small stuff, but...
2025-03-17
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I recently took and passed the DP-700 exam, which is required for the Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate certification. It’s the second Fabric certification, and it focuses more...
2025-03-17 (first published: 2025-03-05)
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Here’s a way to centralize management, rotate secrets conveniently without downtime, automate synchronization and reduce secret exposure risks.Secrets management is an essential aspect of modern application development. It is vital...
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I grabbed this book over the 2024 holiday season as it was on sale and recommended by the DevOps practitioners over at ITRevolution. A Radical Enterprise looks at a...
2025-03-14 (first published: 2025-02-28)
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“I’m sick of hearing about Red Gate.” The first article in the book has this title, which might seem strange, but the short piece then talks about how many...
2025-03-14
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As a Consultant, I would typically answer with – it depends! Then a typical conversation starts with an expression of personal preferences based on experience, the organization’s history, and...
2025-03-14 (first published: 2025-03-05)
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Want to really level up your SQL game? I mean, go from good to great? This March 2025, grab the interactive course Window Functions in PostgreSQL absolutely FREE. This is your chance to master...
2025-03-13
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By Steve Jones
Often we find out about a problem reported by a customer after the incident...
Let’s face it, most of the time, you probably don’t want your SQL Server...
By Steve Jones
I was asked about state-based deployments in Flyway Teams, so I decided to show...
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I run this code in SQL Server 2022. What happens?
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