Using Azure Data Studio with Git
In this article, we will examine how to use Azure Data Studio with a git repository for storing code.
Always On Availability Groups Troubleshooting and Monitoring Guide
This guide helps you get started on troubleshooting some of the common issues in AlwaysOn Availability Groups and monitoring AlwaysOn Availability Groups. It is intended to provide original content as well as a landing page of useful information that is already published elsewhere.
Customizing Statistics Histogram in SQL Server 2019
The use of statistics in SQL Server is tightly embedded in the query optimizer and query processor. The creation and maintenance of statistics is usually handled by the SQL Server engine, though many DBAs and developers know that periodically we might need to update those statistics to ensure good performance of queries. SQL Server 2019 gives us more options.
Data Saturday #8 - SouthWest US
This Data Saturday Event is being jointly developed by the Albuquerque Data Platform Users Group, Arizona Data Platform Users Group, and the Santa Fe Data Platform Users Groups. This event will include sessions on many Microsoft Data Platform related topics. Join us on May 15, 2021.
How to Execute SSIS Packages from SQL Server Agent
Learn about best practices for developing SSIS packages that you want to execute from SQL Server Agent and the steps to follow.
Mental Health and Wellness Day 2022
Our annual mental health and wellness day is slated to happen on 8th April 2022. We have a fantastic lineup,schedule as below. For more details on speakers and sessions refer to our blog post here.
Post-migration Validation and Optimization Guide
SQL Server post migration step is very crucial for reconciling any data accuracy and completeness, as well as uncover performance issues with the workload.
SQL Unit Testing reference guide for beginners
In this article, we are going to learn the basics of SQL unit testing and how to write a SQL unit test through the tSQLt framework.
Understanding Power BI Security Options - Row-Level, Column-Level and Object-Level Security
In this article, learn how to control access levels to various data and parts of Power BI reports using row-level security as well as column and object-level security.
Advice for Business
Some advice from Steve and Sam Altman, whether you work in business or want to build one.
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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