SQL Server High CPU Query Use Monitoring with PowerShell
In this part of the PowerShell monitoring tips we look at how to capture the top queries that are consuming the most CPU from all monitored instances.
Application down after SQL Service logon account change
I was working on one of my clients server recently. This was during a normal maintenance monthly activity to reboot the database server every first weekend. I rebooted the machine, and as per the defined steps, I checked the SQL services after the reboot to ensure they were up. I verified all SQL Services and […]
Detecting Logins
A recent issue with malware and SQL Servers has Steve wondering if you would detect a new, and unapproved, login added to an instance.
Hidden treasures of SQL Prompt
You are invited to discover features of SQL Prompt that you may not even know exist. We will will walk you through the treasure map of SQL Prompt and show you where all the great features are buried.
The Social Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Data Privacy Issues
Like any technology, AI can be used for evil instead of good. Shree Das explains several examples and what should be done to prevent the misuse of data.
Azure Resource Mover
Microsoft recently held the 2020 Ignite conference. Just like in previous years, there were many announcements introducing new services and expanded capabilities of existing ones, especially in Azure. Ahead of Ignite, I was asked to take a test drive of one of the new features, Azure Resource Mover (in preview). It’s easy to move a […]
Azure Database for MySQL
In this article we take a look at setting up and configuring MySQL to run on Azure along with some performance metrics for this database platform running on Azure.
Configure Replication Between an On-premises SQL Server and AWS RDS
In this article, we will review how to migrate the data from on-premises SQL Server to AWS RDS for SQL Server using transactional replication. There are several ways to migrate data from on-premises SQL Server to AWS RDS for SQL Server and transactional replication is one among them. Configuring transactional replication between the on-premises SQL Server […]
DR as a Service
It's not the first task when I start a new job, but often as a DBA or developer, I usually ask about Disaster Recovery (DR) plans sometime within the first six months. If I'm a DBA, of course I need a plan. If I'm a developer, however, I still need to understand how this might […]
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences I
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which are explicitly linked to increment a number in a table when a new row is added?
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