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As a Database Administrator I frequently encounter the need to look into the sizes of my databases at both the database level (aggregating the log file and all the data files that comprise the larger database) or the file level. Sometimes I...

In March 2013 Soloman Hykes announced what would become known as the Docker open source project.    In the months that followed there was a ground swell of adoption by the Linux community, and in the fall of 2014 Microsoft announced plans to im...

In March 2013 Soloman Hykes announced what would become known as the Docker open source project.    In the months that followed there was a ground swell of adoption by the Linux community, and in the fall of 2014 Microsoft announced plans to im...

It's hard to believe we've almost put two months of 2017 in our rearview mirrors but it seems like a good time to see what some of the Thought Leaders in SQL Server (and the broader Microsoft Data Platform) are planning on spending...

When you work in information technology long enough, you get to see how people react when something new comes along. Some people embrace change, even to the point of being an early adopter. Others might use a wait-and-see approach. And then there...

This article first describes a classic solution for the task and explains why it’s extremely inefficient, and then provides a highly efficient solution.