Changing the sa Password with SQLCMD
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2016-05-04 (first published: 2016-04-22)
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Azure SQL Database pricing
Pricing Azure SQL database is difficult because various database service tier options such as database transaction units (DTU’s), max database size,...
2016-04-22
2,210 reads
Where Is My Primary Replica Again?
We have many clients with multi-node Availability Groups - that is, AGs with more than two replicas. One of the problems...
2016-05-03 (first published: 2016-04-22)
4,494 reads
Power BI Service error: “This visual has unrecognized fields”
Recently I stumbled across a quite annoying error in the Power BI service. I uploaded two working reports from Power...
2016-05-03 (first published: 2016-04-22)
2,549 reads
Setting up powershell remote sessions
Hey guys, differing from usual this is a quick post on setting up powershell remote sessions. I know you can...
2016-05-02 (first published: 2016-04-22)
1,914 reads
How Two PASS Chapters Join Forces to Run One SQLSaturday In Orlando
We’re lucky enough to have two PASS chapters here in Orlando, oPASS and MagicPASS. Both in Orlando, but about 40...
2016-04-21
558 reads
Columnstore Indexes: Finally Awesome in SQL 2016
Columnstore indexes are amazing for optimizing the performance of large rowcount queries that would otherwise look like a SCAN operation in...
2016-04-21
667 reads
Broken Left Join
Here is a simple example of a LEFT JOIN that returns the sales stats for all employees under 21.
SELECT e.Name,...
2016-04-21
579 reads
Promotions and Conflicts of Interest
I noticed my co-worker, friend, and PASS board member, Grant Fritchey, posted a note on members of the PASS Board...
2016-04-21
559 reads
Microsoft’s Commitment to Azure
For several years, many of us who were involved with working in Azure from the early days, were concerned that...
2016-04-21
534 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Azure SQL Database Event Log Limitations
Hi, Do you know if there is a way to get more detailed logging...
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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