David | Databases are my passion | 90s Kid | Husband | Daddy | Tennis | Dogs | He/Him

Germany
Joined October 2013
PSA for anyone attending @SQLBits We have @DKMS_uk running a donor registration desk and need: Donor registrants Monetary donations Volunteers to help run the desk If you want to be a volunteer for a few hours get in touch with me, my DMs are open. Please RT/quote for reach
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Liebe @die_rente, es kann doch nicht sein das meine Frau nun, erst nach telefonischer Nachfrage von der 7.(!) Klinik eine Absage für eine Reha hat und schon seit über einem halben Jahr hinterher rennen muss das es los gehen kann..Zudem Frech am Telefon.. Enttäuschend!
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Here we grow again! We’re incredibly excited to welcome our newest Data Platform Engineer: Liz Hardy from Leeds, England! 🙌 Need help with your data? Request a call with us at: loom.ly/Jt_OsgY #newhire #sqlservers #growth #alwaysgrowing #globalteam #worldwide
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This weekend we got the @datamasterminds band together in Amsterdam. We don't me meet up very often, but when we do, we want it to be memorable 2 days of chatting, eating, drinking, laughing. What a way to close out the year!
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Good news - now we can create a transactional publication... next step adding some articles and a subscriber... cc @psdbatools
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Check out this awesome stuff provided by the even more awesome @jpomfret!
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Strange things are afoot inside @datamasterminds
Today marks the first day as a data platform architect at @datamasterminds Very happy to start a new journey and work together with such an awesome team. Can not wait to accomplish great things together and meet you all in person soon in Amsterdam :)
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Second time COVID in 3 weeks.. Hopefully im done with this sh*t for atleast the next two years :/
Just wasted 60 minutes of my life trying to drop a databse with an orphaned replication with the use of build-in sps - instead of directly backup&restore an empty db with the same name to the server with replace-option :/ Tilting
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PendingFileRenameOperations - Customer struggled to get rid of old sql instances cause the uninstall process was blocked by a pending reboot. Removed the Reg-Key mentioned aboved solved the problem and shortened the meeting from 3 hours to 30 minutes ;) coffee in the sun for me
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Experienced some negative impact of KB5008380 - PacRequestorEnforcement - with value automatically set = 2 on DC - Cluster Object could not be updated during Password Change Operation - Cluster Network Name stays offline. Set to = 1 fixed it. Are you aware of that? #sqlphelp
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Successfully downgraded SQL Server 2019 database (2tb) to SQL Server 2016 with a combination of Replication (Snapshot) and SQL Compare (Redgate) - yeeha
I once had a good SQL Server License Calculator Excel Sheet but I lost it somewhere (dont ask...). Does somebody have a link for a good one,incl. SQL 2019? Excel/Online #sqlhelp
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SQL Server Change Tracking - What is your tool of choice for database schema changes? Built-In (customized) or 3rd party stuff? #sqlhelp
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New challenge: get a 1tb SQL 2019 AVG-database back to SQL 2016. Thought about scripting - nope, to huge Thought about Redgate Tools - took too long in a test scenario Next thoughts: DB Mirroring? A SQL 2016 Replica in 2019 AVG? Any input or advise from you guys?#sqlhelp
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#sqlhelp is the sql server offline during the process of changing the edition from developer to enterprise?
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Does anyone have insides in MS certs? What is coming after MCSE: Data Management and Analytic ends in 1/2021? Same but with newer SQL Versions? Or any cert similar to that?