The Voice of the DBA

One of the bugs features of the bbPress forum software is that all posts were shown in a time zone, which for us was a default of UTC. Not...

2019-06-22

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Just a Week to SQL Sat Pensacola

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

One of my favorite events, in a wonderful place to spend the weekend. I’ve been to Pensacola a few times (3?), including a couple times with my daughter. It’s...

2019-06-20

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A Double Day

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I’m traveling back from Australia today. A few weeks ago I lost a day when I flew West across the Pacific. Today I get it back, with a different...

2019-06-16

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Simulating Load

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I needed to generate some load for a demo and wasn’t looking forward to doing it. I was in a hurry, and didn’t want to deal with a lot...

2019-06-27 (first published: 2019-06-12)

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The Data Platform is Important

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I didn’t attend the //build/ conference this year and am slightly disappointed. Only slightly, since I was in these cities in May already and didn’t need another trip: London,...

2019-06-21 (first published: 2019-06-05)

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Keynoting at SQL Saturday #831–Christchurch

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

After our SQL in the City Summit in Brisbane last week, Hamish Watson () asked me if I’d do a short version of my keynote talk at the upcoming...

2019-06-02

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High Security Prices–Always Encrypted 2019 needs Datacenter Edition

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

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...

2019-06-14 (first published: 2019-05-30)

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A Lost Day

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I’m writing this in advance, as I usually recommend for all bloggers, because this is a lost day for me. I’m not going to experience May 27th, 2019 on...

2019-05-27

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