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T-SQL Tuesday Invitation #182 – Integrity

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:January 7, 2025
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It's my turn to host T-SQL Tuesday again. It's been a while for me. I think the last time was when the topic was Plan Operators and my round-up included…

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That time Microsoft gave me a neat Christmas present

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:December 10, 2024
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Nine Christmases ago, in late November 2015, Microsoft released Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2012, and included a gift just for me! Only kind of just for me, really…

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Error: Cannot generate SSPI context

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:December 6, 2024
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I don't like to write about client situations, but this one seemed worth mentioning for the sake of other people experiencing the same thing, so I asked my client for…

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Good Enough is Good Enough

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:November 12, 2024
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The French philosopher Montesquieu wrote, “Le mieux est le mortel ennemi du bien”, which means, “The best is the mortal enemy of the good.” Montesquieu was an interesting man who…

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What’s in the database detective toolkit?

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:October 8, 2024
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This is the question posed by Tim Mitchell over at https://www.timmitchell.net/post/2024/10/01/t-sql-tuesday-179-whats-in-your-data-detective-toolkit. The context is around what techniques are used when I’m faced with a new environment, or even just a…

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It’s the little things…

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:September 10, 2024
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Sometimes it's the little things - the small issues that aren't actually what we do (ie, not data-related, or processes, or whatever) - that drive you the most crazy. The…

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Snapdragon processors for SQL professionals

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:August 26, 2024
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If you've found this post because you're trying to figure out how to get SQL Server to run locally on a Copilot+ PC with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, then I'm…

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Where is the database code managed?

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:August 13, 2024
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I'm a consultant, so I see a variety of answers to Mala's question. But her question isn't exactly "where does the database code live?", it's "where do you keep your…

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Advice for my past self

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:July 9, 2024
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Louis Davidson (@drsql) asks what advice we wish we'd had - particularly when we were starting out first data platform job. I'm not really sure when that was. I did computing…

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Ready or not

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:June 11, 2024
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When is the right time to move to new technology? Andy Leonard asks about balancing new features and proven technology. And certainly the challenge is real. I see new features…

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