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Copying an Azure SQL Database

Copying an Azure SQL Database is a vital skill when managing cloud databases. Recently, a request was received from the “business”. They wanted to create a copy of an...

2020-10-21 (first published: )

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Checking your dumps!!!

No, No, not those dumps:  SQL Server Memory dumps!! Recently, I was on Slack and wondered into the #firstresponderkit channel. I am a big fan of all the First...

2020-10-13 (first published: )

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Failing SQL Agent Jobs – Part 3

It is Tuesday!!  Time for Part 3 in the series about SQL Server Agent Job Failures. This installment will show you how to setup SQL Agent Alerts and Operators...

2020-09-22 (first published: )

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Failing SQL Agent Jobs – Part 1

SQL Server Agent Jobs are one of the core features of SQL Server. Agent Jobs perform many actions, from maintenance tasks (server and database), data movement flows, replication, log...

2020-09-09 (first published: )

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Who is your Fail-Safe Agent??

Did you know it is possible for SQL Server Agent to  alert you of problems if something goes haywire with your Agent? Have you ever had an issue with...

2020-09-02 (first published: )

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Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL, A Thank you message

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provisioning sql server via VMware Cloud Foundation

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Hello, has anyone here ever provisioned and actually used an MS SQL Server with...

No More Deadlocks

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No More Deadlocks

After detecting deadlocks in SQL Server 2025 and lowering the time threshold for detecting future issues, when does the Database Engine return to the 5s default interval?

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