DevOps and Exhibits
DevOps continues to improve the way we build software and Steve has a good example in today's editorial.
2020-10-06
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DevOps and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
Why you should embed monitoring earlier in your Database DevOps cycle
With insights from a recent Gartner report, Redgate’s Jamie Wallis looks at the benefits of tracking, and acting on, key metrics early in the DevOps process and how they can apply equally to database monitoring.
2020-09-21
Automation is a Key Skill for the Modern DBA
This month's T-SQL Tuesday had lots of posts that look at automation from the DBA perspective, rather than the software developer.
2020-09-12
342 reads
The Two Ways Containers Will Revolutionize Database DevOps
Containers have already transformed the way application development works, but adoption has been slower for databases. Finally, the revolution is beginning. In this post, Kendra Little shares the two ways in which containers will dramatically change the way teams develop and deploy database changes.
2020-09-10
Better Government Security Through DevOps
DevOps can help provide better security for your databases.
2020-08-26
85 reads
What's the Bus Factor?
Today Steve asks about the people that might be critical in your organization.
2020-08-21
161 reads
Getting Started with Azure DevOps
Microsoft provides Azure DevOps for hosting your repos, setting up pipelines and more. In this article, Diogo Souza shows you how to get started using Azure DevOps.
2020-08-07
2020-08-04
112 reads
Getting Started with GitFlow
In this article, Diogo Souza explains GitFlow, a branching model for Git. He demonstrates how to work with GitFlow to create and deploy a feature and a hotfix to GitHub.
2020-07-20
Carefully Giving Normal Users Security Permissions
When we need to delegate work to less privileged users, Steve has an idea.
2020-07-16
198 reads
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Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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