Fixing Data Migration Assistant timeouts
I’ve been really excited about the new Data Migration Assistant (DMA) since I first heard about it. One of the...
2016-12-08
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Query Store - Part 4 - Find the plans and queries forced by Query Store
As most of you know, one of the most fundamental uses of query store is to force query plans. Unlike...
2016-12-08
1,104 reads
This Week in Data – Episode 15 (Why People Are Flocking to SQL Server)
Welcome back to another episode of This Week In Data! If you missed our previous episodes, you can watch them...
2016-12-07
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SQL in the City is coming next week
Next week is the 2016 version of SQL in the City and you can register now to attend. It’s free...
2016-12-07
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SQL Server & Containers – Part Four
In this final part of my series on SQL Server & Containers I’ll detail an option to run earlier versions of...
2016-12-26 (first published: 2016-12-07)
2,068 reads
TDE Recovery
This week’s TSQL Tuesday is being held by the mighty Kenneth Fisher – Backup and Recovery- see this link, how can...
2016-12-26 (first published: 2016-12-07)
1,514 reads
Linux – How to Change Group and User Ownership of a Directory – using chown & chgrp
In this post, let’s learn how to use chgrp and chown commands to change group and user ownership of a...
2016-12-07
385 reads
A Python SQL Server App
I got a link recently from Microsoft on building apps easily for SQL Server. At the top of the page,...
2016-12-06
1,399 reads
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
For a long time clients would ask me how to determine the cost savings by migrating their applications and databases...
2016-12-06
1,274 reads
Actual Chats: RIGHT OUTER joins in the wild
Colleague:
I think I just encountered my first Right join
*shocked* Me:
huh. weird.
a rare Right Join has appeared!Colleague:
catch it!Me:
You use ON. It's...
2016-12-22 (first published: 2016-12-06)
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Blogs
Architecting Zero Downtime Deployments–Day of Data Boston
By Steve Jones
Here are the resources for my talk at Day of Data Boston. Slides –...
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....
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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