07/20/2026
by Marlon Ribunal
Comments Off on Restore SQL Server Database to an OrbStack Container
In the previous post, we’ve built a SQL Server 2025 sandbox in an OrbStack container in a Macbook. If you are like me who switched from a Windows laptop to MacBook, you are probably missing your SQL Server. Sometimes it’s just nice to have a sandbox that is separate from your all other instances for testing and learning. This is exactly what we’re trying to do here. Continue reading
07/16/2026
by Marlon Ribunal
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Say you need outside help. You’ve exhausted all the things that you could do and, still, nothing works. So, you decide that calling in for help is the next sensible thing to do. Let’s say this is the first time you’re asking for somebody’s help. You decide which consultant to work with. The hardest part, if you’re doing this for the first time, is how to start that conversation. Continue reading
07/13/2026
by Marlon Ribunal
Comments Off on Deploy a SQL Server 2025 Container on macOS Using OrbStack
My old Dell XPS that I used for personal stuff started to degrade; well, it’s old, and it has already served past its useful life. So, a few months ago I bought a 14-inch Macbook Pro M5 Pro with 24GB of memory and the standard for M5 Pro 15-core CPU. I used OrbStack instead of Docker Desktop. Continue reading
