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Pro SQL Server on Linux–Install

Posted on January 9, 2019 by way0utwest

As part of my learning goals for 2018, I wanted to work through various books. This is part of my series on Pro SQL Server on Linux from Bob Ward. I had an Ubuntu VM setup at home, but it … Continue reading →

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Get Patched If Not Supported

Posted on December 19, 2018 by way0utwest

There are plenty of reasons not to upgrade your SQL Servers to a new version. Perhaps you know the system is working and don’t want to disrupt activity. Often we don’t want to take a chance that some change in … Continue reading →

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Revving the Error

Posted on December 4, 2018 by way0utwest

I was pleased to see the fix for the string or binary data truncated error saw some development work in SQL Server 2019. If you haven’t read about this, the changes are described on MSDN and I thanked the development team. What’s even … Continue reading →

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New Database Options

Posted on November 16, 2018 by way0utwest

I saw recently that Azure SQL Database is getting a few more Database Scoped Options for that platform. These are intended to give more control over the way in which the engine behaves, without requiring each database on a server to function … Continue reading →

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