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Emojis in SQL Server
13September 15, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
I blame Aaron Bertrand (b/t) and Kevin Kline (b/t). Aaron who posted a great #BackToBasics blog about naming stored procedures …
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Azure: Creating a BACPAC from an On-Premises SQL Server Database
1September 13, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
So to start, what’s a BACPAC? Per the Azure documentation When you need to create an archive of an Azure …
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SA Spoof
14September 8, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
This is nothing new but it’s still a fun idea. The problem: The vendor app we just purchased (and are …
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Accidental DBAs, the Developer Edition
Leave a commentSeptember 6, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
I recently spoke at the OKC SQL Saturday. I had an wonderful time and the organizers, volunteers and other speakers …
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The new Data Migration Assistant has been released!
5August 31, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
Monday Bob Ward (b/t) announced on twitter that the new Data Migration Assistant had been released. First things first the …
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Natural vs Artificial Primary Keys
6August 29, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
There has been a long standing debate over the use of a natural primary key vs an artificial one. I …
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Copying an on-premise Database to an Azure SQL Database
4August 24, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
Continuing my exploration of Azure the next logical step seemed to be copying an on-premise database up to the cloud. …
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Cloud Security
1August 22, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
In case you hadn’t noticed I’ve recently started looking at the cloud and what it entails. Well one of those …
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RBAR vs Batch
10August 17, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
Many years ago Jeff Moden (of SQL Server Central fame) came up with the concept of RBAR. Row-By-Agonizing-Row. At it’s …
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Temper, Temper
7August 15, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
Possibly the single most influential event in my career happened over 25 years ago. I lost my temper at a …
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