Azure SQL Database – Contained user Model
I always follow a contained user model when setting up users within my Azure SQL Database. I do this so the user in question has access to only specific...
2021-03-12 (first published: 2021-03-09)
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Arun Sirpal
SQL server BIGINT
It has been a while since I wrote a blog post for TSQL Tuesday and there is no better time then now following on from Brent Ozar’s Invite about...
2021-03-09
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Azure SQL Database F and M series
Taking a screen shot from my Azure Portal, you will see the available hardware configurations available for Azure SQL Database. I wrote about Generation 4 and 5 in the...
2021-02-18
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Azure SQL Database Gen4 to Gen 5
For the past year Microsoft have said that Generation 4 hardware is soon coming to its end of life. I know many installations that have used Generation 4 over...
2021-02-16
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Azure SQL DB – Troubleshooting CPU issues
When you have the need to find out real time what is causing high CPU issues within your Azure SQL Database, there is nothing better than using TSQL and...
2021-02-10
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Azure SQL Database and Long-Term Backups
There is a new (ish) interface to looking and configuring backups for your Azure SQL Database. This can be found within the settings section of the SQL Server. As...
2021-02-02
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SQL server Linux and SQLCMD
Following on from a previous blog post (https://blobeater.blog/2021/01/15/sql-server-linux/) on installing SQL Linux, a common requirement will be the need to connect to it to issue queries, typically via SQLCMD)....
2021-01-25
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Azure SQL vCore vs DTU
If you are building database solutions in Azure , using Azure SQL Database then you will know that you have a purchasing option decision to make. That being should...
2021-01-19
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SQL Server Linux
If you have come from a windows background you may be curious about the world of SQL Server Linux. Yes, the operating system and the implementation of it differs...
2021-01-15
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Azure SQL Database Connectivity
Have you ever wondered how your connection from outside of Azure to your database is handled? It is important to understand that there is a difference between route(s) from...
2020-12-10
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
T-SQL Tuesday #192: What career risks have you taken?
This T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by the one and only James Serra – literally...
T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find...
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
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