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This article describes the principles of using Flyway migrations to build a database from scripts, to a specified version, and to track, manage and apply all database changes.
Bronze Age Development
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How to Restore an Agent Job that was Dropped
Once upon a time, you had one job, well actually two jobs. The first SQL Server agent job was important, the other was a test. You have decided you do not need the test agent job. Quick right-click on a job name, remove, confirm, done. When you refreshed the list, the test job was still […]
How to Restore an Agent Job that was Dropped
Once upon a time, you had one job, well actually two jobs. The first SQL Server agent job was important, the other was a test. You have decided you do not need the test agent job. Quick right-click on a job name, remove, confirm, done. When you refreshed the list, the test job was still […]
Create Azure VM from a VHD image
Learn how to create an Azure VM image that can be used to quickly deploy new Azure VMs that are preconfigured based on your image settings.
Database version control: Getting started with Flyway
Flyway is a multi-platform, cross-database version control tool. Carlos Robles explains Flyway’s history and shows how it works.
PostgreSQL Python Integration
Overview PostgreSQL is a free and general purpose open source object-relational database system that uses and extends the SQL language and Python is a high level, interpreted general purpose language. This article covers basic integration of Python with PostgreSQL apparently how we can establish connection with PostgreSQL database using Python program and perform CRUD operations on […]
The Database Server Upgrade for Let's Encrypt
Let's Encrypt upgrades their database servers and publishes the details.
Simple way to find errors in SQL Server error log
In this tip we look at how to parse the SQL Server error log to only extract the errors and corresponding error messages.
Information Security, ITs Abused Step Child
Many of us grew up with one version of Cinderella or another. The step child that's horribly mistreated by the new parent is a scary story. In the Disney version, everything works out fine. However, if you read some of the original Grimm versions of the story (and there is more than one version), not […]
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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