SQL Azure and the DAC Pac
When last we left our intrepid hero he had successfully deployed to SQL Azure using the Data-Tier Application Package, a...
2011-05-02
1,901 reads
The Scary DBA
SQL University: SQL Azure & PowerShell
Welcome once more to the Miskatonic branch of SQL University. I see that most off you survived out last encounter…...
2011-04-28
1,728 reads
SQL Azure Diagnostic Tool
One of the CSS Engineers from Microsoft has released a diagnostic tool for SQL Azure. It’s worth a look. It’s...
2011-04-26
1,014 reads
SQL Azure Deployments
You’ve set up your access to a SQL Azure site so you’re ready to go. Now how do you get...
2011-04-25
1,522 reads
SQL Azure Cost
We’ve all heard the scary stories. A developer starts testing Azure and then suddenly gets a thousand dollar bill on...
2011-04-18
1,533 reads
SQL Azure
If you’ve talked to anyone from Microsoft recently you had to have heard the phrase “all in.” It’s been made...
2011-04-15
639 reads
Performance Tuning: Start to Finish
The very first ever SQL Rally is taking place in a little less than four weeks in Orlando Florida. It’s...
2011-04-14
1,347 reads
SQL University: Index Usage
Greetings. Welcome once more to the Miskatonic University branch of SQL University. Does anyone know where to buy some camping...
2011-04-06
877 reads
SQL Saturday #71 Wrap-up
It’s over. It’s finally over. This year, unlike previous years, Adam Machanic (blog|twitter) was very good about delegating the work....
2011-04-04
756 reads
2011-04-04
619 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
Forums
Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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