How to Find Unused Databases in SQL Server

• by Additional Articles

• MSSQLTips.com

• Database Administration
• SQL Server

In this article we look at how to identify if SQL Server databases are not being used and a process to take these unused databases offline.

Live On Stage AND On Your Screen

• by Grant Fritchey

• SQLServerCentral

I've just finished up teaching at an in-person event, the first in fifteen months. It was the SQL Server and Azure SQL Conference (formerly known as SQLIntersection). The event organizers did a great job making it into a hybrid event, where  we presented both in-person and virtually, so that people could choose if they wanted […]

Beer Mode

• by Steve Jones

• SQLServerCentral

• software development

Solving problems requires a different mindset than getting a solution implemented.

Creating a Robust SSIS Development Environment using the SSIS Catalog

• by Reinis Berzins

• SQLServerCentral.com

• Integration Services (SSIS)

Discover how to integrate features of Visual Studio and the SSIS Catalog for an efficient development and deployment environment.

Simple Talk Storage 101 by Robert Sheldon

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• SimpleTalk

• sysadmin

The only way to derive meaning from the massive amounts of data collected today is to develop innovative high-performing, high-capacity storage solutions. In this book, Robert Sheldon explains the many types of storage currently available and what's on the way.

The four best features to look out for in SQL Monitor

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• Redgate

• Vendors/3rd-party Products

In this blog, David Yard at Kingston Technology shares his favorite SQL Monitor features and how they’re helping him to make sure their large SQL Server estate performs at its best.

Stairway to Snowflake Level 2 – Create a Snowflake Account

• by Reeves Smith

• SQLServerCentral

• Snowflake
• Stairway Series

In this next level of the Stairway to Snowflake, we look at the considerations for creating an account and how to set one up.

Titles and DevOps Confusion

• by Steve Jones

• SQLServerCentral

• DevOps and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Titles can matter, and in the DevOps era, they can be problematic.

SQL Server Resource Governor Game

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• MSSQLTips.com

• Resource Governor

Learn about the SQL Server Resource Governor and how it can be used to manage your SQL Server workloads via this game format that can help your team gain better insights.

The changing landscape of continuous database integration

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• Redgate

• Conferences, Classes, Events, and Webinars

Considering introducing continuous database integration? Learn the principles in this ThoughtWorks webinar hosted by Pramod Sadalage, expert in this discipline and author of several books about database refactoring and development.