Azure SQL DW – Let’s Shuffle?
Initially, the main focus of this post was going to be quick and about using the latest version of SSMS...
2018-04-12
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All About SQL
Azure SQL Database and Columnstore Indexes
I have come to understand the importance of using columnstore indexes when my queries are aggregating and scanning across many...
2018-04-19 (first published: 2018-04-09)
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4 Improvements to Azure SQL Database
If I was a wizard I would make these 4 improvements to Azure SQL Database. They are in no particular...
2018-04-12 (first published: 2018-04-05)
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Azure SQL Database – Failed to Delete Database Nightmare
After demo building and testing features out within Azure SQL Database I like to delete the databases to save costs....
2018-04-03
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Database Has Been Paused
I was looking forward to do some work with Azure SQL Data Warehouse (DWH) when I hit the new query...
2018-04-03 (first published: 2018-03-27)
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Backup and Restore Options for Azure SQL DB
I have decided to do a summary blog post on backup and recovery options for Azure SQL Database. If you...
2018-03-26
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SQL Vulnerability Assessment for Azure SQL Database
Back in September 2017 Microsoft announced a new security feature for Azure SQL Database called the SQL Vulnerability Assessment (VA)....
2018-03-22
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Azure SQL Database and Cost Threshold for Parallelism
We all know that the magic figure for cost threshold for parallelism is 5 by default, meaning if the estimated...
2018-03-26 (first published: 2018-03-16)
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Understanding DBCC FLUSHAUTHCACHE
This command only applies to Azure SQL Database, at a high level it empties the database authentication cache for logins...
2018-03-14
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Azure SQL Database – Allow Azure Services to Access Server
When you create a “logical” Azure SQL Server (I say logical because we are not really physically creating anything) there...
2018-03-09 (first published: 2018-03-01)
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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