Blogs

Thoughts as Pride Month 2020 Comes to a Close

I’ve begun working on developing a couple of small habits this month, thanks largely to Andy Mallon’s helpful advocacy.

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New Free Course: The Dirty Secrets of NOLOCK

I’m excited to begin moving over courses from SQL Workbooks and making the material available here. The first course up for grabs is The Dirty Secrets of NOLOCK.

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How to Rename the Master Branch to Main in Git in Azure DevOps

I believe that language matters, and that it is worth our effort to move away from language associated with slavery and racism whenever possible.

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Create a Build with YAML for SQL Change Automation in Azure DevOps

I used to make fun of YAML because I was scared of it. I still make fun of YAML, but I’m not scared of it anymore now that Rob Sewell showed me how to avoid having to write it myself.

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Use Chocolatey to Install Multiple SQL Server 2019 Instances for Testing

I’m working on a project where it’s useful to automate environment setup and teardown for testing some devops deployment scenarios for databases using transactional replication.

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Learn T-SQL for Free Online: Starting Today

Thanks to the support of Redgate, I’ve launched a new course which teaches you the basics of T-SQL. The course is totally free, no logins required: we don’t even ask for the email address.

Check Out the Course on Redgate University

The course is here:

https://www.red-gate.com/hub/university/courses/t-sql/tsql-for-beginners

Each week has an embedded video for the course, along with a link to the syllabus and scripts. The videos also have a timeline in case you wish to jump to a particular part of the discussion.

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Learner's Guide to SQL Server Query Tuning

Following on from my Learner’s Guide to SQL Server Performance Triage, I’m tackling Query Tuning. In this guide, I’m experimenting with an outline style rather than expanding each paragraph.

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