Your Database Just Hit One Terabyte: Now What?
You were minding your own business, and all of a sudden it happened.
2026-06-17
Additional Articles
Display Active Slicers in Power BI using Dynamic DAX
Learn how to enhance visibility using slicers in Power BI for better report filtering and user experience.
2026-06-15
How data scientists work with PostgreSQL from Python (and how to write queries that don’t break at scale)
In this article, learn how PostgreSQL powers data science workflows, including query execution, performance optimization, indexing, data retrieval, and more.
2026-06-12
SSMS Copilot is Messing With Your AI Prompts
You might notice that the advice you get from Copilot in SSMS isn’t very good, but it isn’t necessarily AI in general. Part of the problem is something specific about SSMS Copilot and the way it prompts LLMs, and I wish I could tell you exactly what it is, but I can’t because I don’t have access to how SSMS is changing your prompts.
2026-06-10
Microsoft are retiring role-based certifications. Here’s why they shouldn’t
In this Simple Talk opinion piece, Microsoft certification veteran Dr Greg Low considers – and shares his thoughts on – the recent announcement that many role-based Microsoft certifications are being retired.
2026-06-08
Vibe coding and databases: the hidden risks of AI-generated database code
Explore how Andrej Karpathy’s “vibe coding” trend reached databases. Uncover risks, real incidents, and 5 critical failure patterns
2026-06-01
What should you move first in a cloud migration? 5 key guidelines
Learn how to choose which application to move first in a cloud migration with five practical guidelines
2026-05-27
How to run SQL Server on Amazon Elastic Container Service
Learn how to efficiently run SQL Server using Amazon Elastic Container Service for a hassle-free Docker container experience.
2026-05-25
Local vs remote MCP servers – which should you choose?
Should you choose a local or remote MCP server? The best option depends on your security needs, performance goals, and deployment model. This guide explains the differences between local and remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, including privacy, scalability, latency, and integration trade-offs.
2026-05-22
You Can’t Trust “Edit Query Text” in SSMS’s Execution Plans.
When there are IF branches or conditional logic, “Edit Query Text” only shows you the branches that actually executed. It’s easy to miss whole swaths of code that didn’t happen to execute one particular time.
2026-05-20
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Reflections on the Life of a DBA
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Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
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A Spread of Vacation
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