We Need DevOps for Performance
CosmosDB has ways to tune performance based on throttle metrics. We probably need some DevOps style feedback and adjustment for relational systems.
2017-11-28
68 reads
Editorials
A well-earned break from the database
Databases, like sheep, get get into some surprising scrapes. However, as long as you've planned for all the common mishaps, your conscience should be clear to take a well-earned holiday.
2017-11-27
71 reads
2017-11-24
74 reads
2017-11-23
47 reads
The Pressure to Perform
Steve Jones wonders how things might be different is developers were treated more like salespeople with quotas.
2017-11-22
76 reads
Avoiding Development Taxes
Anytime we adopt a new technology, framework, platform, language, etc., we will pay a tax in development output.
2017-11-21
68 reads
2017-11-20
82 reads
2017-11-20
76 reads
2017-11-17
114 reads
2017-11-15
461 reads
Blogs
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Forums
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No More Deadlocks
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Question of the Day
No More Deadlocks
After detecting deadlocks in SQL Server 2025 and lowering the time threshold for detecting future issues, when does the Database Engine return to the 5s default interval?
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