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SQLSaturday 750–Sri Lanka

August 3rd, 2018

SQLSaturday events are a fantastic way for you to learn about all things Microsoft Data Platform from fantastic speakers in..

SQL Server Replication–Of the Duplication Kind

June 27th, 2018

Have you ever found yourself in the situation where you need to have multiple SQL Server environments that are exactly..

CredSSP Encryption Oracle Remediation

May 15th, 2018

Recently in the March 2018 security bulletin, a fix was released to address the CredSSP Encryption Oracle Remediation vulnerability. The..

Testing your Database in a DevOPs Pipeline

March 29th, 2018

This month while at MVP Summit in Redmond WA (USA not Australia :)) our Database DevOPs Evangelist Hamish Watson recorded..

Working with Git and GitHub – for both application and database code

March 25th, 2018

This week Warwick and Hamish had been discussing Source Control and specifically how we can get clients to use it..

T-SQL Tuesday #100 – Automation and cleaner code/data is the key to future success

March 14th, 2018

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday #100 is hosted by Adam Machanic (B | T) who started T-SQL Tuesday 8 years ago and has invited..

T-SQL Tuesday #100 – Skills Shortage

March 13th, 2018

Thank you Adam Machanic (B | T) not just for Hosting T-SQL Tuesday #100 but also for starting this fantastic..

Want to bring DevOps to your Database?

March 1st, 2018

It is widely accepted that if you are putting your database into DevOPs deployment processes – you need to at..

The Data Platform has expanded – your usage & knowledge of it needs to as well

February 27th, 2018

In recent years we as data professionals have moved from dealing with SQL Server databases with SQL Server Reporting Services..

SQLSaturday 725–Victoria, Canada

February 2nd, 2018

SQLSaturday is in town for he first time in Victoria, Canada on Saturday March 03, 2018. As such the SQL..

SQLSaturday 706–Wellington

January 29th, 2018

SQLSaturday is back in town in Wellington for the first time since April 14, 2012 (SQLSaturday 136) when it was..

Difinity Conference 2018

January 29th, 2018

The Difinity Conference is on again in Auckland, New Zealand. This conference is the largest Microsoft Data Platform, Business Intelligence,..

Hi, I'm Warwick Rudd, I am a Microsoft Data Platform MVP as well as a Microsoft Certified Master working as the Principal Consultant here at SQL Masters Consulting.
In my blog I will look at all things SQL Server as well as some things outside of the SQL Server relm but hopefully you will find them helpful and interesting.