Deploy Dacpacs With PowerShell
Final Addendum – use dbatools!
Addendum – There is a repo on GitHub which I wrote and recommend using for build/deployment of DACPACs....
2017-09-26
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Richie Lee's SQL Stuff
SSIS Package Execution in Azure is Out Now
It’s been a long time coming, but now SQL Server Integration Services is in Public Preview on Azure!
I’ve written about...
2017-09-25
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Restore BACPAC to SQL Azure
Hello!
2 posts in 1 day? When you’re hot, you’re hot!
I’m actually writing this one whilst I’m waiting for a BACPAC...
2017-09-22
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How To Update Visual Studio 2017
(AKA how I lost a morning)
Hello!
This morning I needed to update my version of SSDT, but before I could do...
2017-09-22
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Truncate vs Delete in SQL Server: What’s the Difference?
I’ve been using TRUNCATE TABLE to clear out some temporary tables in a database. It’s a very simple statement to...
2017-09-04
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New Baby Musings (AKA Things I’ve Thought Upon On Sleepless Nights)
Hello!
One month ago I became a dad for the 3rd time. And so my spare time, which has always been...
2017-09-02
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Sample Databases For SQL Server
As a blogger, one thing that I appreciate greatly is examples of technical features. This is mainly because
technical features can...
2017-09-01
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My Evening With SQL Tool Service
Hello!
I’ve been writing a PowerShell Module that will handle deploying SQL Server Agent Jobs by using the Agent namespace in...
2017-07-13
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LocalDB DSC Script
Hello!
So, there are many different product SKUs of SQL Server available, and generally when developing it’s probably best to use...
2017-07-12
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Do Not Trust My GitHub Projects
Aloha!
Recently I’ve revisited one of my GitHub projects, TurboLogShip. I’ve been wanted to write a presentation around what it does...
2017-04-23
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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