Managing, Editing and Comparing SQL Code Analysis Settings
If you need to manage multiple code analysis settings files, per team or database, you'll want a good way to document and manage the files, and to compare two files to see what changed.
SQL Server High Availability and Disaster Recovery Plan
Microsoft provides quite a few features for high availability and disaster recovery. In this article, Priya describes the HA/DR options.
Do as I say, not as I do
Steve wishes that Microsoft would follow some of their own advice on SQL Server development in their other software.
Merge Multiple Files in Azure Data Factory
A short tutorial on how to combine multiple files together in an Azure Data Factory Copy Data activity.
Typical uses of Oracle sequences
Oracle sequences supply unique numbers that can be used when populating tables. In this article, Jonathan Lewis explains the typical uses of Oracle sequences.
Using Data Scanning to Identify and Classify Sensitive Columns
SQL Data Catalog's new data scanning feature uses regular expressions and data dictionaries to identify where sensitive and personal data is stored in your databases.
Interconnected Temp Files
Links between systems can become a problem if an issue in one system affects the others.
Working with Azure IoT Central
Gathering data from sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) devices is becoming more and more common in many organizations. This introductory article shows how you can get started with IoT Central in Azure.
Beautify HTML Tables in Emails for SQL Database Mail
In this article we look at how to format HTML tables sent via SQL Server Database Mail to make the emails and data easier to read.
Overcoming Database DevOps challenges - Part 1
When integrating database changes into a DevOps process, the biggest challenge is to standardize and coordinate the different approaches to application and database development. Discover the key tools & training resources to help you and your team.
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Virtual Machine Usage and Cost
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been requesting for a number of years is cost...
Advice I Like: Respect
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“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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