I did a couple of posts previously on dumping/restoring Azure PostgreSQL databases and also using the Azure migration tool. I had to ultimately do a combo of those because...
2025-01-13 (first published: 2025-01-07)
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I wanted to figure out how big (or approximately how big) my dump file would be. In QA, I have (relatively) large dbs (compared to prod). Enter the pgstattuple...
2024-12-02 (first published: 2024-11-21)
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This month, I prompted bloggers to discuss whether good enough is perfect. Thank you to all who posted on this topic! Here are the highlights of the posts (in alphabetical order...
2024-11-21 (first published: 2024-11-20)
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How can you achieve good enough without compromising the process/product? In the world of database technology, striving for perfection is a double-edged sword. While high standards are important for...
2024-11-05
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I need to migrate from a single server to a flex server. Instead of doing a dump and restore, I’m going to try out the migration service that Azure provides. Single...
2024-11-01 (first published: 2024-10-17)
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I wanted to test a migration of Azure PostgreSQL from simple to flexible. I wanted a simple db to restore onto my single server. I may not have needed...
2024-10-14 (first published: 2024-09-25)
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My company is moving from an Azure PostgreSQL single server to a flexible server. We want to set up managed identity/Entra access instead of having roles with passwords for...
2024-09-23 (first published: 2024-09-05)
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I wanted to migrate some connections without recreating them and wondered how to do that in Azure Data Studio. It turns out to be easy. I post about whatever...
2024-08-28 (first published: 2024-08-12)
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We talk a lot about data in the data world – imagine that! Sometimes, we talk about data at rest, but when do we all rest? Do we even...
2024-08-12 (first published: 2024-07-30)
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We are trying to get apps and users off of using SQL accounts to access the Azure SQL DBs where I work. To make our lives easier, we are...
2024-08-05 (first published: 2024-07-25)
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