by Marcin Gminski | Feb 8, 2022
Thanks to Steve Jones for hosting February month of T-SQL Tuesday! This month T-SQL Tuesday is all about SQL Server upgrades. Thank you, Kevin and Deepthi for the reminder. I had forgotten about T-SQL Tuesday this time but hopefully, the below, although...
by Marcin Gminski | Feb 7, 2022
There are two types of DBAs. Those that run SQL Server on the default port 1433 and those that don’t. Those that do not run on the default port 1433 say it’s more secure, and those who do say it’s “security by obscurity” do not make it...
by Marcin Gminski | Jan 1, 2022
Happy New Year SQLWATCHers, thank you for your support so far. I am looking forward to 2022 with new ideas and plans for SQLWATCH. Stay tuned.
by Marcin Gminski | Dec 2, 2021
I am pleased to announce that I have been awarded the Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award in the Data Platform category for the year 2022. I was not expecting it at all so I have not had a blog post ready for when I get it. This is just me trying to get...
by Marcin Gminski | Nov 22, 2021
I previously blogged about Rapid test instances with Docker and Azure, but I recently came across another product I started using for SQLWATCH testing, Windocks. What is Windocks Windocks, as the name may suggest, is a containerisation solution for SQL Server on...
