Validating Password Expiration

Steve notes that password expiration is important for SQL Logins, but he knows this isn't always configured when logins are created, or checked later to see if it is still enabled.

Using Azure Data Studio to Deploy a SQL Server VM on Azure

This article looks at deploying SQL Server on an Azure VM from Azure Data Studio.

How to Find the SQL Server Instance Startup Time

Learn a number of methods to view or programmatically get the SQL Server instance startup time.

Cheat Sheet for SQL Server DBA Daily Operations

This SQL cheat sheet contains a series of scripts to help address common situations that might be brought to a Microsoft SQL Server DBA. Each has a proper explanation as to what it does and how it works.

SQL Server 2022 Log File IFI

Readable SQLCMD Results

Waitfor Threads

Pausing an Index

Find Invalid Objects in SQL Server

This article shows how you can find which objects in your database might not be valid after schema changes.

The Top SQL Server Engine Errors

The SQL Server Support team published the top errors they see in calls. Steve has a few comments on what they're doing to help customers.