dbatools for the accidental DBA
dbatools is a very well known tool within the SQL Server community, and probably most of the production DBA’s are...
2019-04-04 (first published: 2019-03-18)
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DBA Mastery
Speaker at SQL Saturday’s Guatemala city 2019
I’m very happy to announce that for the second year in a row I will be participating as speaker in...
2019-02-15
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Multi-server scripts with SSMS using SQLCMD mode
SSMS is the most common tool used by SQL Developers or DBA’s but unfortunately there are some features that are...
2019-01-30 (first published: 2019-01-16)
3,195 reads
Determine database version from a bak file
Have you ever imagine you can determine the version of SQL Server from a bak or a MDF file? I...
2018-11-26 (first published: 2018-11-15)
17,586 reads
Is your SQL Server environment ready for GDPR? Part 2
In my previous blog post of this topic, I talked about the definition of what GDPR is and also described...
2018-11-09 (first published: 2018-10-30)
3,473 reads
Creating Wait stats widget on Azure Data Studio for macOS
A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft released a new multi-platform tool called Azure Data Studio, this tool is the final...
2018-10-18 (first published: 2018-10-09)
2,545 reads
Starting SSMS with a specific connection and script file
Have you ever wanted SSMS to start and automatically and establish a connection to your DBA \ hub server and have...
2018-10-15 (first published: 2018-10-02)
7,466 reads
I will be speaking at SQL Saturday # 788 – Denver
I’m very thrilled to announce that I will be participating as speaker in Denver’s SQL Saturday that will take place on...
2018-09-07
308 reads
MAXDOP Calculator
Every time I conduct a SQL Server health check, it’s pretty common for me to find wrong configurations at instance...
2018-08-28
13,613 reads
Guatemala SQL Server local group
Good news for all the Guatemalan data professionals, starting from August 2018 you have an official PASS SQL Server local...
2018-08-23
297 reads
Blogs
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...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
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Multi-State Payroll Tax Issues 2026
Prepare for 2026 with this essential multi-state payroll tax issues 2026 webinar from Professionals...
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...
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