Is my VM hyperthreaded?
RonJohn needs to know if his VMs are hyperthreaded. I point him to vCenter for a definitive answer, and to a SQL Server DMV for the next best thing.
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Can't use GitKraken on private repositories
Educorreia is using GitKraken with GitHub, and needs some help navigating the licensing & edition differences to make that combination work with private repos.
Continue readingDoes a Window 10 license allow using it as a Web server?
Hussain Akbar is creating a custom app, and is wondering if he can run both his production Web & SQL Server instances on the same Windows 10 machine to save on licensing. I don't like the sound of running the database on a web server.
Continue readingconvert sql-excel date to recognizable format
nilsinelabore is struggling with Excel date/time formats after converting a CSV to Excel.
Continue readingPowerShell can't see network locations after SQLPS module is loaded
vstrien is using the (legacy) SQLPS Powershell module, and running into a bug where importing the module changes your current directory.
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