Annoyances
Working with others can be a challenge. This Friday's poll asks for those little annoyances in the workplace and how to deal with them.
Getting started with SQL 2019 big data cluster in Azure
Installing and connecting to SQL 2019 big data cluster
Cloud adoption rates see increase in 2020
Usage of Microsoft Azure is up by 15 percentage points compared to 2019 and it remains the most-used cloud platform. This is possibly as a result of increased remote working and the need to no longer rely on physical machines. For more insights into 2020 trends and challenges, download the State of Database Monitoring report here.
Using SQL Server Profiler to Capture Stored Procedures Executions
In this article we look at how to capture stored procedure executions using Profiler to help with troubleshooting issues that are occurring from your application making procedure calls.
Falling Over our Assumptions
There's a saying about what it says about a person to assume something. However it's something we all do every day. Phil Factor brings us a guest editorial about assumptions in SQL code.
Storage 101: Convergence and Composability
In this article in the storage series, Robert Sheldon explains infrastructure options that simplify administration and improve resource utilization. He discusses the differences and benefits of converged, hyperconverged, and composable infrastructures.
The Challenges of Being Safe
Securing your data is a challenge. Steve Jones has a few comments no just how hard it can be to obfuscate your production data as you move it to development environments.
Solving Oracle Performance Issues in 4 Easy Steps
Join us for a look at how SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) provides detailed performance data for Oracle environments, allowing DBAs to solve complex performance issues in less than four steps.
When SQL Server Performance goes Bad: the Fill Factor and Excessive Fragmentation
Phil Factor on the fill factor, pages splits and index fragmentation, and how SQL Monitor can help you decide if a custom fill factor for certain indexes might help alleviate performance issues.
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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