In this tip I will demonstrate a simple way of launching a SQL Agent job when the job it depends on completes successfully.

Take the 2020 State of Database Monitoring Survey

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Redgate

SQL Monitoring

The State of Database Monitoring survey is open. How are you currently monitoring your database estate? Are you working cross-platform? Tell us your opinions in our annual survey on the State of Database Monitoring for your chance to win a $500 Amazon voucher.
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BYOD Fingerprint Concerns

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Security

Fingerprints provide some security, but a research suggests not necessarily much. Steve has a few thoughts.

Advanced Performance Tuning for Microsoft SQL Server

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MSSQLTips.com

No matter where you run your SQL Server® instances—on-premises, in a virtual machine, or in an Azure SQL Database Managed instance—the challenge is the same. How do you ensure you get optimum performance? Is the virtual machine impacting your database instance performance? Which queries cause the most blocking or deadlocking? Are you consuming more DTUs in your Azure SQL Database than you budgeted for?

Teams That Ship

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

software development

Running software teams isn't as easy as it may seem, and the way you manage a startup is different than a mature organization. Steve has a few comments on the process one angel investor implements.

Adding Reports Users to SQL Monitor

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Redgate

SQL Monitor 10.0.5 now supports a user role called "Reports user". A user added to this role, by an administrator, will be able to 'self-serve' SQL Monitor reports but won't be able to configure any other aspect of the monitoring service. Jeremiah Peschka explains how it works.

Considerations for Deploying Azure SQL Database Managed Instances

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Database Journal

While Microsoft provides a number of different deployment options for its Azure SQL Database offerings, one in particular warrants special attention from the standpoint of its infrastructure dependencies: Azure SQL Database Managed Instance.

How to ACTUALLY save money in the cloud with SQL Server

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SQLServerCentral

We have all heard migrating to the cloud can save you money and there are several ways moving your SQL Server workloads to the cloud can save your organization money. But, there are also missteps that can eat away at the savings, performance and even your availability creating instead an expensive, ineffective, difficult to manage cloud infrastructure.