Old Reliable Still Matters If you’ve been around SQL Server for a while, you’ve heard of Failover Cluster Instances (FCIs). They’ve been part of SQL’s high availability toolbox since...
2025-09-19 (first published: 2025-09-03)
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Hello, reader! Today, I’m going to walk you through a scenario that many DBAs encounter: accessing a SQL Server instance when you don’t have the SA password, and no...
2025-09-17 (first published: 2025-09-02)
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The Castle and the Keys Imagine your Azure SQL environment as a sprawling digital estate – a castle of data, with towers of insight and vaults of sensitive information....
2025-09-22 (first published: 2025-09-02)
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I think we might have forgotten this a bit, but on one of the pages, we have this title: A Meeting without an Objective is a Chat. You can...
2025-08-29
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I refresh my test SQL Servers at least monthly with a fresh VM. Setting up directories, installing SQL Server, setting up security, and restoring databases all take time. And...
2025-08-28
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Embracing Total Responsibility In every organization there comes a moment when teams must choose between passing blame or owning every outcome. The mindset of extreme ownership calls on leaders...
2025-08-28
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If your Notion workspace feels more like a data graveyard than a command center, you're not alone. I’ll show you how to connect SQL to your Notion setup so...
2025-08-28
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Getting locked out of a SQL Server instance can happen due to a number of situations. The most common scenario I’ve encountered is when a SQL Server is moved...
2025-09-15 (first published: 2025-08-27)
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It’s not glamorous, but it works In a world where shiny new HA/DR features get all the press, there’s one SQL Server technology that just keeps doing its job....
2025-09-15 (first published: 2025-08-27)
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For those testing SQL Server 2025 before it officially releases, Microsoft has made the first release candidate available. There's a lengthy article on all the new features that are...
2025-08-26
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By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
By DataOnWheels
I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...
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