Full Azure SQL Database Backup Frequency

Azure SQL Database Backups

Azure Locks

Monitoring Azure SQL Databases

There are many reasons you should monitor your databases, including avoiding performance problems or running out of disk space. Ideally, you want a scalable monitoring solution where you can monitor all your SQL databases in one single place. This article will describe two options that are available: Azure SQL Analytics and Azure SQL Insights. Both […]

Eight Azure SQL configurations you may have missed

Azure SQL Database has been around for over ten years and is constantly evolving with new capabilities and options. Dennes Torres explains 8 features and best practices of Azure SQL Database.

Azure Monitor Storage

Chaos Engineering in Azure

Chaos engineering is all about breaking your application. Let us see what it is all about and how easy it is in Azure.

Backup Architecture

Continuous backup in Cosmos DB doesn't quite work as Steve would expect. He has a few comments on why it is important you know how your backup and restore system works.

Disaster Recovery in Another Region

Years ago I worked at a large company, and we purchased a SAN appliance to consolidate our storage. This was at a time when the majority of our servers used locally attached storage. This was a big purchase, and we knew that we had to plan for issues. So, we actually purchased two appliances and […]

Azure Policies and Management Groups

You can define policies for your Azure SQL Databases for security and meeting your organization’s standards. Management groups simplify policies over multiple subscriptions. Michael Wood explains Azure Policies and Management Groups.