Backup Encryption Performance
Unlike TDE, there is some extra CPU overhead when you take an encrypted backup as the data has to be encrypted before being written to disk – whereas with...
2023-06-05 (first published: 2023-05-22)
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Blog Posts
SSAS Tabular: “SortByColumn property set to invalid column ID”
Recently I was doing a cleanup of one model, and I used Best Practice Analyzer (BPA) in Tabular Editor as a helper. Later, I realized I forgot to set...
2023-06-05 (first published: 2023-05-22)
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A New Word: Jouska
jouska – a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head – a crisp analysis, a devastating comeback, a cathartic heart-to-heart – which serves as a kind...
2023-06-02
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PGSQL Phriday #009: On Rollback
The invitation this month for #PGSqlPhriday comes from Dian Fay. The topic is pretty simple, database change management. Now, I may have, once or twice, spoken about database change...
2023-06-02
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Restore One Backup From Many in a Device–#SQLNewBlogger
I wrote recently about finding multiple backups in a file. This post looks at how to restore one of those. The one you choose. Another post for me that...
2023-06-02 (first published: 2023-05-17)
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Running SQL Server in a container with sqlcmd
One of the options that I completely missed with the new go-sqlcmd CLI tool is the ability to spin up a container running SQL Server. Let’s have a look...
2023-06-02 (first published: 2023-05-19)
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Summit Launch Pricing Ends June 7
The PASS Data Community Summit is back in Seattle this November, the 14-17, 2023. It’s in person only, and if you can come, you should register today. Launch pricing...
2023-06-01
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Tales From The Field Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of 05-22-2023 Microsoft Fabric Launch & Moving Home Offices
Hello Dear Reader! Sorry this is so late, moving houses has gotten me a bit behind this week. I will do better next week!As you may have heard last...
2023-06-01
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Using Docker on Windows with Persistent SQL Server Settings and Databases
This is an easy way to retain the data and settings you create and change on your SQL Server Docker instance. There’s a lot of talk about attaching databases...
2023-05-31 (first published: 2023-05-15)
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Why you still need DBA resource in the cloud
Why a DBA, rather then being redundant, is even more valuable when your databases run in the cloud.
2023-05-31 (first published: 2023-05-19)
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Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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