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Announcing our SQLSaturday Cambridge “Bring-A-Boss” Training day promotion
Microsoft are delivering a dedicated full day pre-conference training day session at SQLSaturday Cambridge aimed towards Data Professional Leaders and Executives, delivered by industry leading...
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How I learned to stop worrying and love the b̶o̶m̶b̶ MVP
still not cutting the mustard I would like to say a big thanks to those few people who recently voted for me to receive an MVP award. Being nominated by someone you look up to or your peers is quite...
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Oracle Unbreakable Linux installation fails on Hyper-V Generation 2 Virtual...
Have you been attempting (and failing) to install Oracle Unbreakable Linux as a Virtual Machine under Hyper-V and cannot figure out what is wrong? If you are receiving the following message: Boot...
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7 Days of PASS – Day 1
Having decided to avoid missing yet another day of work, rather than travel on my more traditional Friday slot, instead I managed to catch the early morning Saturday flight to Seattle from London...
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7 Days of PASS – Day 2
It is Sunday 8 a.m. and I’ve managed to sleep well after yesterday’s exuberance. My body aches, but I’m soaking my bones in a nice hot bath and starting to feel ready for the day. As I glance outside I...
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7 Days of PASS – Day 3
It is unbelievable to think that it is already Monday although it feels like I’ve now been in Seattle for a week. Today is the first day of SQLPASS pre-conference sessions although this year is the...
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7 Days of PASS – Day 4
Another day, another dawn, but somebody forgot to tell my body that what has gone has gone. I feel pretty bad from yesterday’s alcoholic Molotov concoctions and have been up since 2.30 a.m. unable to...
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7 Days of PASS – Day 5
Today is the first day proper of the Summit and I am scheduled to be on the Blogger table again which means an early start for me. I need some breakfast but am running out of time so for the first time...
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7 Days of PASS – Day 6
It’s my 2nd and final day on the Blogger Table and also the 2nd day of the Summit proper. This time I am seated at the opposite end of the table to the day before and soon after sitting down I am...
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7 Days of PASS – Day 7
I wake at 3 a.m. to find my plan of preparing my sessions into the late evening in tatters having completely crashed and burned after the huge meal the night before. My main session is scheduled to be...
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Bitesize SSIS: Passing SSIS variables into script components
I hate SSIS. It seems to me that it is full of certain nuances and unless you are regularly developing SSIS packages, they are easy to forget or it is easy to miss specific important steps. I first...
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Dear #sqlfamily
This was the first time Lucy (and her brother smiled) after the first few days of treatment (in which she was constantly vomiting). A charity had come into the hospital to let the kids play with their...
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Restoring CDC enabled databases
Performing database and transaction log backups (and restores) are the meat and veg of a DBA’s responsibilities and if you are a seasoned professional I am sure you will have performed those operations...
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Incrementing SQL Sequences
Sequences were first introduced in SQL Server 2012 and are a way to improve performance in situations that would have traditionally been implemented using the column based identity property. One of the...
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MVP today
Today I became a Microsoft Data Platform MVP for the very first time. Whilst I am delighted to receive the award and immensely grateful to Microsoft for awarding it to me, I won’t pretend that this...
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Have you submitted to SQL Nexus yet?
Nexus noun – “That which unites or binds” If you have not already heard, SQL Nexus (a next generation SQL Server focused event) will be held on May 2nd – 4th 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The “idea”...
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Problem removing files from TempDB
I recently ran into an interesting problem while attempting to remove approximately half of the TempDB data files configured in a testing environment. As you might expect, there are various SQL Server...
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Goodbye Oracle VC but hello…
<insert your own metaphor> It is with a tinge of sadness that we announce the Oracle Virtual Chapter is no more, but do not despair, all is not lost! Background Around 14 months ago the...
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Using the new Azure Dashboard favourites and tiles
The new Azure Portal represents a huge improvement over the old Classic Azure Portal in terms of User eXperience and performance. If you were used to the old portal you’ll most probably have got to...
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Big up to Karla!
I’m sad Well the day I’ve been dreading for the last few weeks has finally arrived, and it is with great sadness and joy to read Karla’s announcement that she will be leaving her current role in the...
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