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Building a Docker image from a Github repository
To build a custom Docker image we create a docker file with instructions in it. For example, a really simple custom SQL Server 2019 Docker image can be built with: – FROM...
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The Docker debug command
In the latest version of Docker Desktop a new command has been included call docker debug. Now this is only available with a Pro Docker licence but it’s an interesting command so I thought I’d run...
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EightKB is back! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is back in 2024…it’s all happening on August the 8th! We’ve open our call for speakers, you can submit here: –...
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Building a Docker image with Docker Build Cloud
In a previous blog post we went through how to build a Docker container image from a remote (Github) repository. Here we’re going to expand on that by actually building the image itself remotely, using...
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Automating Container Image Builds with Docker Build Cloud and Github Actions
In a previous post we went through how to use Docker Build Cloud to remotely build a Docker container image from a Github repository. In that example, we kicked off a build and pushed the image to a...
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EightKB 2024 – Schedule and Registration
Hello Hello, We. Are. Back! The schedule for EightKB 2024 Edition has been announced! We’re kicking off at 1pm UTC on August 8th (8th of the 8th…get it? )…here’s the schedule: – N.B. – If you click on...
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SQL Server Cross Platform Availability Groups and Kubernetes
Say we have a database that we want to migrate a copy of into Kubernetes for test/dev purposes, and we don’t want to backup/restore. How can it be done? Well, with cross platform availability groups!...
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Key mappings in Visual Studio Code
At a recent conference I was asked how I executed code during my presentation. Running code during a presentation should be as smooth as possible…so in VS Code I have a couple of custom key mappings...
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SQL Server Distributed Availability Groups and Kubernetes
A while back I wrote about how to use a Cross Platform (or Clusterless) Availability Group to seed a database from a Windows SQL instance into a pod in Kubernetes. I was talking with a colleague last...
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Side Projects
Anyone (everyone?) who has ever tried to learn a programming language knows that to really learn, you need a project. I’m a DBA by trade and as such…haven’t really spent that much time learning...
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