SSMS 17 Dark Theme
Have you ever wanted SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 17 to have a dark theme? Seeing the below image (visual...
2017-09-29
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Arun Sirpal
Azure SQL Database Active Geo Replication Changes
Six months ago how you would go about setting up Active geo replication for your SQL Databases would be different...
2017-09-25
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SQL Server Tracking Suspect Pages
Did you know that SQL Server tracks suspect pages and puts the details into the msdb database in a table...
2017-09-25 (first published: 2017-09-19)
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SQL Server Schema Compare
A very common requirement which can be satisfied by various tools. Personally I like using Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition...
2017-09-18
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Azure SQL Database Resumable Online Index Rebuild
If you know me by now I like rebuilding indexes and that is no different in Azure. Now we have...
2017-09-14
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[Video] SQL Server Deadlocks
SQL Server Deadlocks – Also known as “The deadly Embrace” occurs when there are 2 processes and neither can advance and...
2017-09-08 (first published: 2017-08-24)
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DBCC CHECKDB Azure SQL Database
Who should be running DBCC CHECKDB for Azure SQL Database? Should it be Microsoft or should customers be scheduling it?...
2017-09-04
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Azure SQL Database – Scaling up
Scaling up and down your SQL Database is something that is quite common to do. I want to discuss the...
2017-09-01 (first published: 2017-08-23)
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SSMS and MFA support for Azure SQL DB
Quite a mouth full for a title but never the less very exciting. With the new version of SQL Server...
2017-08-30
2,235 reads
Azure Cloud “Fear” Busting #4 – Losing Control?
So the decision to move to the cloud has been made but there is a fear from people that once...
2017-08-25 (first published: 2017-08-14)
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Blogs
PostgreSQL: Diagnosing and Fixing a Sequential Scan with No Filter Predicate
A sequential scan is not always a problem — PostgreSQL's planner often chooses one...
Giving AI Agents Visibility Into SQL Server with MCP
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it actually takes to make an...
The Book of Redgate: Profits
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