Blob Auditing for Azure SQL Database
In February 2017, Microsoft announced the general availability of Blob Auditing for Azure SQL Database. While auditing features were available...
2017-04-18
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Everyday SQL
AzureRM Module Version
When working with the AzureRM PowerShell module, remember the module is constantly being updated to take advantage of new features...
2017-04-13
353 reads
A Goal of Speaking at PASS Summit
Everyone has goals or at least they should have goals. As a young professional out of college, I had plenty...
2016-09-26
562 reads
SQLPSX is Finally Getting Updated
The most current code is now on Github, with the Codeplex version being depreciated. You can read all about the...
2016-08-16
513 reads
TSQL Tuesday #79 -SQL Server 2016 Launch Discovery Day (aka Hackathon)
The host for T-SQL Tuesday #79 is Michael J. Swart (b|t), and his topic of choice is to write about...
2016-06-14
626 reads
Database Restore Fails with Msg 3154
Have you ever tried to restore over an existing database only to receive the following error message?
Msg 3154, Level 16,...
2016-05-24
796 reads
Create a Whitelist for SQL Server
UPDATED - May 16, 2017 - Please review the updated code here.
In my previous post, Configuring the Azure SQL Database Firewall, I discussed...
2015-11-19 (first published: 2015-11-17)
2,450 reads
Configuring the Azure SQL Database Firewall
Azure SQL Database is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) that provides a relational database for use over the internet....
2015-11-03
584 reads
A New Achievement
To celebrate a recent achievement, I have decided to create a whole new section to my blog that will be...
2015-10-17
500 reads
Speaking at SQL Saturday #452 - Charlotte, NC - October 17
In case you missed it last week, there will be another SQL Saturday this weekend in Charlotte, NC. If you...
2015-10-14
504 reads
Blogs
Modifying a Trigger to Capture More Info: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I had someone ask me about using triggers to detect changes in their tables....
SQL Server Agent Jobs: Set It and Forget It?
By Kevin3NF
Useful tips to make your jobs more stable Too many IT teams treat SQL...
From SQL Server to PostgreSQL: A Story of 5 Key SQL Differences
After spending decades working in SQL Server, getting familiar with PostgreSQL felt like traveling...
Forums
One big server with multiple instances, or multiple smaller servers...
We're currently on SQL 2019 and will likely be looking to migrate to a...
Transitioning AlwaysOn Availability Group to Synchronous Commit Mode
Hello, I have a SQL Server with an AlwaysOn configuration consisting of three replicas...
CDC & Azure Managed Instances - Performance degredation
Anyone got any good advice for performance tuning CDC on a Managed Instance? We...
Question of the Day
The Trigger Updated Column(s)
In a trigger, I can use UPDATE() or UPDATED_COLUMNS() to determine which columns were changed. For these functions, which one accepts a column name as a parameter?
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