Checking Azure SQL DB service tier via T-SQL
If you have to manage or work with an Azure SQL database and want to know what service tier the database is currently operating, but you don't have access...
2020-07-20
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If you have to manage or work with an Azure SQL database and want to know what service tier the database is currently operating, but you don't have access...
2020-07-20
91 reads
Nowadays, data is a precious asset for companies today. If you are a database administrator (by decision or by mistake) or simply you are the "IT guy," you have...
2020-04-08 (first published: 2020-03-30)
435 reads
Nowadays, data is a precious asset for companies today. If you are a database administrator (by decision or by mistake) or simply you are the "IT guy," you have...
2020-03-30
22 reads
I made a video (in Spanish) on how to use and which features offer my open-source project StudyYourServer
You are free to collaborate, fix it and add new functionalities!
The...
2020-02-04
141 reads
I made a video (in Spanish) on how to use and which features offer my open-source project StudyYourServer
You are free to collaborate, fix it and add new functionalities!
The...
2020-02-04
35 reads
Last year I noticed I was blogging way less than I should, in part because of new projects: work, personal stuff, local community activities, university projects... you name it.As...
2020-01-31
45 reads
Last year I noticed I was blogging way less than I should, in part because of new projects: work, personal stuff, local community activities, university projects... you name it.As...
2020-01-31
13 reads
You are working on a database development project, and you need to obtain the records before/after an INSERT, DELETE, UPGRADE or MERGE Statement to present it to the user...
2020-01-09 (first published: 2020-01-03)
1,078 reads
You are working on a database development project, and you need to obtain the records before/after an INSERT, DELETE, UPGRADE or MERGE Statement to present it to the user...
2020-01-03
17 reads
This is a very simple version of a Xmas tree using T-SQL, also is a good example to learn how recursive CTE works.So, if you are in front of...
2019-12-27
278 reads
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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