When was my last backup / CheckDB / index maintenance?

Keep a good eye on your backup and maintenance; they’re kind of important to the health and well-being of your job wait I mean...

Changing the port for SQL Server in Azure Container Services

I got asked this question last week and it’s a very good one. After all, running Sql Server in Azure...

Creating Bar Graph In SQL Server 2017 Using R

Creating a bar graph with R in SQL Server 2017 is relatively easy. It’s just a matter of finding the correct...

Extending built-in data types

add generic user defined table data types as extension to built-in ones

Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour

I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:

{

"comments":...

Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour

I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:
{ "comments":...

Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour

I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:
{ "comments":...

Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour

I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:
{ "comments": "Managed Disk.", "type": "Microsoft.Compute/disks", "name": "[variables('diskName')]", "apiVersion": "2016-04-30-preview", "location":...

RIP, Robert Davis

A sad day for me.
A Memorial and Grief fund has been set up, if you’d like to contribute.

Webinar: Auditing with Extended Events

I’m giving a webinar today, April 5th, at 3 PM Eastern, on using Extended Events to audit your SQL Servers....