Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Having worked with Azure SQL Database and its many flavours for couple of years now I am confident in building deploying, whether manual or templates. Being in Azure you...
2020-02-18
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All About SQL
Azure SQL Database and Error Handling
For some reason I have friends / colleagues telling me that when scaling (up and down for this example) that no downtime occurs. Well, not only does Microsoft documentation...
2020-02-11
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Azure Advisor – for Azure Data Platform
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could access one main dashboard / report that pulls in information from many tools such as security centre, SQL advisor and cost management...
2020-02-03
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Azure Features List
After much reading through the internet looking for Amazon’s equivalent of Microsoft’s Azure functions (Lambda), I found this outstanding link that ” helps you understand how Microsoft Azure services...
2020-01-13
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Common Things Admins Miss in Azure SQL DB
This is by no means a complete list but more of a personal list of features I have seen not setup or just missed out when looking at Azure...
2020-01-08
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Azure Site Recovery jobs fail on servers hosting SQL Server instances with AUTO_CLOSE DBs
This post is to help you if you are suffering from the following issue: A VSS writer has rejected an event with error. The writer experienced a non-transient error. If...
2020-01-06
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SQL Server Christmas Script
Nothing much to say but I hope you all have a nice break. Thanks for the support and reading my blog. Enjoy the script! (Might not format correctly here...
2019-12-19
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Azure SQL Database – Automatic Tuning – Have you enabled it?
Do you enable this setting to allow automatic tuning to care of all your performance needs? Well not ALL your needs, more so: CREATE INDEX DROP INDEX FORCE LAST...
2019-12-09
24 reads
SQL Server 2019 eBook
SQL Server 2019 is ready available for use, but before you download you should review the webinars, white papers and eBook available on the technology (definitely the eBook ??...
2019-12-02
217 reads
Execution Plans in Azure SQL Database
Yes you can still get execution plans for Azure SQL Database, you cannot get this from the Azure Portal so it is good to know for your tuning days....
2019-11-20
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Blogs
Being a Woman in the SQL Community
In celebration of Women’s History Month starting next week, I was asked to write...
Join me at SQLBits 2020
The SQLBits conference is taking place in London again this year, between March 31st...
DBA, a job, a vital job
DBA, a job, a vital job. T-SQL a language that is fun. Select, a...
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How to make DBCC CheckDB faster ?
Hi All We are running DBCC CheckDB in our server during low activity time....
Exploring the DATE Functions in SQL
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Implementing Date Calculations in SQL
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