Tag Archives: Productivity

Azure Data Studio -The gift that keeps on giving (day 12/31)

Posted on March 12, 2020 by martincroft

I thought I had come up with a clever way of searching in Azure Data Studio to search for the filename of a SQL or PowerShell file using a PowerShell script that read the file in reversed the file, and … Continue reading →

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ADS Keyboard Shortcuts -part 2 and a name drop or two (Day 3)

Posted on March 3, 2020 by martincroft

Day 3 of posts around ADS and time for a name drop.  I mentioned I managed to be selected to speak at SQL Saturday Iceland ( as since drafted also Belgium and SQL Denmark) a fellow speaker mentioned some of … Continue reading →

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Monitoring CPU

Posted on October 21, 2019 by martincroft

As part of a licensing project, it was found to be very useful to get an overview of current servers CPU across the SQL estate. There was an expensive 3rd party software solution that was reporting high CPU usage on … Continue reading →

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Searching Files Easily ( Leo my 12 year old son)

Posted on May 10, 2014 by martincroft

I have to hold my hands up and say I didn’t know you could do this and was pleasantly surprised I found something I could share even if it was from my 12yr old. This is not a SQL tip … Continue reading →

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