Michael Collier takes a look at the key aspects of configuring the diagnostic agent in Microsoft Azure to collect the data you want, and transfer that data to storage on a schedule you define.
2014-07-09
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What happens if your database deployment goes awry? Grant Fritchey has some troubleshooting advice to get you out of a bind.
2014-07-08
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Tim Smith describes a number of ways to tell which Stored Procedures are in use, DMVs, a SQL Server Trace, and his preferred method, the Source Code and PowerShell.
2014-07-07
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2014-07-07
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Arshad Ali demonstrates granular level encryption in detail and explains how it differs from Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).
2014-07-04
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There are some aspects of tables in SQL Server that a lot of people get wrong, purely because they seem so obvious that one feels embarrassed about asking questions. Robert Sheldon reckons that no questions about SQL Tables are off-limits, and deserve frank answers.
2014-07-03
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Source control will allow you to maintain branches in the development of your database, but the subsequent merge isn't pain-free. How can the database developer support the rapid development and delivery of features in an application? Versioning, branching and merging is part of the solution, but what about the rest of the solution?
2014-07-02
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Since many environments haven't committed to using a source control system, identifying mismatched objects can offer a challenge. Tim Smith offers a solution.
2014-07-01
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NEO4J, the graph database, can be used to provide answers that are very tricky for relational databases, including providing diagrams to show how SQL tables relate to each other, and the shortest chain of relationships between two tables, as David Poole demonstrates
2014-06-30
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In this tip, Sadequl Hussain outlines what's involved in rolling out a SQL Server instance in RDS. In subsequent tips, he will explore what features it offers and what shortcomings it has.
2014-06-27
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I previously wrote about how the underlying technology for Fabric mirroring changed with SQL...
By Steve Jones
At the recent Redgate Summit in Chicago, I demo’d (lightly) the ML based Alert...
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
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