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Database DevOps Robert Sheldon in Database DevOps 10 Guidelines for Implementing DevOps Robert Sheldon discusses ten guidelines for implementing DevOps, helping organizations get started improving their application delivery processes.… 12 November 2019 13 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials The Ignite Conference Brought News and Changes The first week of November was a big week for Microsoft. They made many announcements at the Ignite conference about... 11 November 2019 3 min read
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T-SQL Programming Joe Celko in T-SQL Programming Understanding Auctions We participate in auctions all the time even when we don’t realize it. In this article, Joe Celko discusses the... 29 October 2019 13 min read
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Database DevOps Rahul Varshneya in Database DevOps Establishing a DevOps Organization In this article, Rahul Varshneya explains some of the benefits and reviews the stages of establishing a DevOps organization.… 08 October 2019 7 min read
T-SQL Programming Joe Celko in T-SQL Programming SQL and Scope Understanding scoping rules is a basic skill for developers. In this article, Joe Celko gives a bit of the history... 07 October 2019 20 min read
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.NET Lance Talbert in .NET Using the iTween Plugin for Unity Video games often contain animation of the objects and characters, but how is that accomplished? In this article, Lance Talbert... 27 September 2019 15 min read
PowerShell Greg Moore in PowerShell How to Use Parameters in PowerShell Part I Every DBA should have basic PowerShell skills. In this article, Greg Moore explains how to write a PowerShell script that... 17 September 2019 12 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials The Data-Philes Team Meet the Time Traveler The year is 1999, somewhere in Cambridge, UK. Kathi, a member of the Data-Philes team, is reading a memo sent... 11 September 2019 4 min read
T-SQL Programming Dennes Torres in T-SQL Programming SQL Server 2019 Graph Database and SHORTEST_PATH With SQL Server 2019 on the way, it’s time to begin learning about all the new features. In this article,... 11 September 2019 13 min read
PowerShell Greg Moore in PowerShell PowerShell and Secure Strings Greg Moore demonstrates how to work with the Get-Credential PowerShell cmdlet and secure strings when authenticating to an SFTP server.... 22 August 2019 13 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials Goodbye to the Microsoft Professional Program I’ve worked with Microsoft technologies for over 20 years and, during that time, earned a good income to support my... 21 August 2019 3 min read
.NET Lance Talbert in .NET Customizable Characters in Unity One of the hallmark features of video games is the ability to choose or even customize your character. In this... 20 August 2019 14 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials Hiding What You Shouldn’t See Back when I was working on a master’s degree, one of our professors told us a story about a colleague... 12 August 2019 3 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials SQL Server 2019: Features for the Rest of Us I was talking recently with a friend about features of SQL Server 2019 (still in CTP at the time of... 10 July 2019 4 min read
.NET Lance Talbert in .NET Using Attributes with Unity Attributes in Unity allow you to add features like strings and menu items to objects. In this article, Lance Talbert... 08 July 2019 14 min read
T-SQL Programming Rodney Landrum in T-SQL Programming A MongoDB to SQL Server Migration: Data Typing and Un-nesting Importing data from one system to another is a common task for database professionals. It’s possible to spend a lot... 20 June 2019 15 min read
