Arun Sirpal

I am a Senior DBA with interest in MS technology especially SQL Server and Azure. During 2015 I was mentored by Paul Randal – Data Platform (SQL Server) MVP and during 2016 I completed my SQLskills Immersion training on Internals and Performance Tuning. When I am not working I am in the gym burning calories.

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Azure SQL Database DTU Versus vCore

by Arun Sirpal

All About SQL

I wrote a guest article for an IT consultancy on Azure SQL Database, more specifically DTUs and vCore options. At...

2018-12-17

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SQL Server I/O

by Arun Sirpal

All About SQL

Sometimes I like to see and know what SQL server is doing under certain operations and recently I wrote an...

2018-12-11

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Azure SQL Database “Step By Step” Tutorials

by Arun Sirpal

All About SQL

I would like to share a link to my Azure SQL Database Stairway series hosted over at SQLServerCentral. As stated...

2018-12-06

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Azure SQL Database – Firewall Rules

by Arun Sirpal

All About SQL

If you decide to use IP addresses to control what services have access to your Azure SQL Database, then understanding...

2018-12-04

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Microsoft Professional Program vs Microsoft Certification

by Arun Sirpal

All About SQL

When learning new technologies many people will go towards training courses (in person or online) but many also go for...

2018-11-15

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Azure SQL Database – Fixing My Scaling Failure

by Arun Sirpal

All About SQL

This is kind of a follow up from my last blog post about a scale down request issue. (https://blobeater.blog/2018/11/07/azure-sql-database-aborting-scale-request/) I...

2018-11-14

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