Equal Justice Under Law

anthony published on 2020-12-10 included in Featured Political

Houston, we have a problem

anthony published on 2020-12-09 included in Travel

Houston, we have a problem

Presidential Stature

anthony published on 2020-12-08 included in Featured Political

Garden of the Gods

anthony published on 2020-12-07 included in Featured

Beauty Springs Forth

anthony published on 2020-12-06 included in Featured

Light Bridge

anthony published on 2020-12-05 included in Cincinnati Featured

Lean into the Light

anthony published on 2020-12-04 included in Featured

Home Automation Trojan Horse

anthony published on 2020-12-03 included in Technology

My Hub

SmarthThings has been my hub for home automation for years. I got it well before Samsung bought it. It very much had a RadioShack feel…with the GitHub integration that was supported by a large community. I am still very much sold on the product.

Buyer Beware

However, their is definitely a “buyer beware” on buying products that integrate with it or any of the other major platforms.

Not all integrations are created equal.

Classic Beauty

anthony published on 2020-12-02 included in Featured

Copy Database from Azure Managed Instance

anthony published on 2020-12-01 included in Technology

Background

There is a fair amount of documentation how to restore a database from a conventional Microsoft SQL Server instance to a cloud-based, Azure SQL Managed Instance.

The reverse is not true.

Short answer is that you cannot restore from Azure SQL Managed Instance to a self-hosted instance. In my situation, I need to a backup to send to a vendor who only had the self-hosted kind.

Prerequisites

Install SQLPackage.exe. The download is available on Microsoft’s website.