The Voice of the DBA

Using Parameters in #SQLPrompt

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

I am a big fan of snippets in SQL Prompt, often using them in demos to quickly get code written. However, I’ve liked the idea of snippets and templates...

2019-12-20

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Using a PoSh variable in a string- #SQLNewBlogger

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. This is something I haven’t quite understood or...

2019-12-18

95 reads

Unprepared for Travel

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

I’ve had a month off from travel, which has been nice. It’s been an interesting time catching up on things at home, and a nice break from the disruption...

2019-12-17

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A Smooth Laptop Setup

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

A little over a week ago, I got a new laptop. This was late on a Sunday afternoon, and I went home to spend time with me wife. After...

2019-12-16

210 reads

Prompt in ADS

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

Ever since VS Code and Azure Data Studio came out, people have been asking for SQL Prompt to port over. I’ve been right there with you, though unsure of...

2020-01-02 (first published: 2019-12-13)

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T-SQL Tuesday Gifts (#121)

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

It’s that time of month. I missed last month while traveling, but I wanted to get back in the party. This month, Mala has invited us to talk about...

2019-12-10

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Upgrading Windows 10 Home to Pro

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

I use Hyper-V and a few other things that require Windows 10 Pro. When I got my new laptop, it had Windows 10 home on it. Not a big...

2019-12-09

67 reads

HP is the 2019 Laptop Winner

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

This is for me, not necessarily for you, but I decided to go with the HP Spectre again. I saw an email from Best Buy over the Thanksgiving weekend,...

2019-12-06

44 reads

Resetting an Azure SQL Database Admin Password

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

This is likely something that most people know, but it was a bit confusing for me. This post is really here to remind me and help cement this in...

2019-12-18 (first published: 2019-12-05)

2,837 reads

A Quick Look at Travel

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

I was experimenting with visualizations the other day, and started playing with SandDance, a tool from Microsoft that you can use in Power BI or Azure Data Studio. I’ll...

2019-12-24 (first published: 2019-12-02)

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