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It’s Been 10 Years. Has Microsoft Built What You Voted For?
Ten years ago, I published a blog post with the top 10 most highly upvoted requests for Microsoft SQL Server as shown on their feedback site at the time, Connect.Microsoft.com. That site has gone out...
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Throwback Review: Using the Original SQL Server Debugger
I’ve got a special treat for you today! I was cleaning out my garage and you’ll never guess what I found! That’s right: it’s an original SQL Server debugger console! You’ve probably heard the older...
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Contest: Make the Comments Look Like My ChatGPT History.
Let’s have some fun. Put yourself in the frame of mind of the fella who writes this blog. What do you think I send to ChatGPT? In the comments, write prompts that you think I’m sending to the giant...
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SQL Server 2025 CU4 Adds Automatic Updates
April 1, 2026: Big news for everyone who has to manage Microsoft SQL Server, whether they’re DBAs, sysadmins, or developers. Seven years ago, Microsoft announced automatic, downtime-free hot patching...
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Make the Comment Section Look Like a Junior DBA’s Search History
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This year’s release of Microsoft’s enterprise-grade relational database focuses on the most highly requested features from customers. Highlights include: Tooling support for SSMS like adding the...
View ArticleWhat Would You Ask Your Predecessor? Get Answers with ChatGPT.
So many times in my career, I’ve come across a questionable query, table design, or server configuration decision, and I just wanted to reach out to The Last Person™ to find out what the hell they were...
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Why Haven’t You Disabled SA? Wrong Answers Only.
On social media, I asked folks, “Why haven’t you disabled the SA account in your SQL Servers? Wrong answers only.” The results were pretty funny: “I went a step further and also created an account...
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Classing Up SSMS is as Easy as 1, 2, 3.
Step 1: go into Tools, Options and set this: Step 2, set this: Step 3, check this box: And presto, no one will ever again question whether or not you know what you’re doing.
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Drawing Entity Relationship Diagrams with Stable Diffusion
Documenting your database and code is such a pain in the rear. Wouldn’t it be awesome if artificial intelligence could help? Good news! There are a bunch of AI systems like Stable Diffusion and DALL-E...
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