The Need for DevSecOps
DevOps is great, but Steve thinks we need to ensure we include security is a part of what we do when building and deploying software.
Getting Started with Power Query M Language in Excel
This article introduces M language concepts and examples of using M to manipulate data in Excel.
Community at PASS Summit
Last Saturday, September 23, was the first day of Fall. Regardless of how much has happened and changed over the last three and a half years, time keeps marching forward. And yet, there's exciting familiarity every time I see November approaching because I know something special is about to happen for those of us in […]
A Staffing Disaster
An Azure datacenter had a failure after an incident, partially because they didn't have enough people. Steve notes that staffing is a challenge in many ways.
Sending Multiple Attachments in Email from Azure Data Factory Pipeline
This article shows how you can have your Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipeline send an email using a Logic App.
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.
Profiler and Server Side Traces
Profiler is a GUI based tool that runs a SQL Server trace to capture the metrics listed above as well additional data. This data can then be used to determine where your SQL Server performance issues are related to your TSQL code. Running a trace without using Profiler is known as a Server Side Trace. You can create and start the trace using TSQL commands instead of having to use the GUI.
Running a Service
The way we view our jobs might change how we do them. Steve has some advice on how to think about the work you do.
Introduction to Using Bitbucket and CI/CD for Your App
If you have been in the DevOps space, you should know about version control and must have worked with 0ne. But, have you heard of BitBucket? No? Well, this tutorial is for you.
The pros and cons of multicloud networking
Multicloud isn't always a sign of cloud maturity. In this post, we cover the pros and cons of multicloud networking and why you need a strategy to succeed.
Blogs
Future-Proofing: How to Stay Ahead in FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
Cloud environments don’t sit still. Pricing models change, services evolve, workloads grow, and suddenly...
Introducing the SQL Server on Kubernetes Operator
Are you considering replatforming your SQL Server workload due to recent vendor changes, but...
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
Forums
Removing TDE
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Removing TDE
How do I remove TDE encryption of data from database xxx?
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