The Staging Phase of Deployment
Despite some humorous examples of deployments gone wrong, failures are not funny. William Brewer explains why staging is so important and how it can help avoid the types of disasters he recalls in this article.
Automate your Morning Checklist
A morning checklist is a good thing, but an automated one is better.
Have You Made a Difference?
In this time of crisis, it's up to each of us to make a difference in some way.
Database Reliability Engineer- The new DBA?
The role of the DBA is evolving! With automated builds, cloud and DevOps being the new A,B,C,Ds in the day to day management of databases, you need to up-skill and learn about Database Reliability Engineering. Join Microsoft MVP Hamish Watson to find out more.
DevOps is Essential for Analytics
Database DevOps means accurate and consistent data which is critical for analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
Aggregate Data for the Last Day of the Month
On some occasions you will need to aggregate Data for the Last Day of the Month. This article explains how.
SQL Server and Undocumented Extended Procedures
Smart DBAs automate tasks whenever possible. In this article, Greg Moore shows the need to use caution when using undocumented procedures for automating tasks, and that PowerShell may have what you need instead.
Check Your Backup Compliance Against a Data Management Provider
As a database administrator, it's your responsibility to ensure the customer data won't get lost in case of a disaster, so you either provide your own backup strategy, use a third-party script, or hire a data management provider. With the first two options, you have full control over your environment so you can know exactly […]
Next Person Up
Steve wonders today about the need to compete in our jobs, especially with employers that view us as resources.
How to Track Performance of Queries That Use RECOMPILE Hints
Say we have a stored procedure that has two queries in it, the first query will always get the same plan, but the second query will get different plans and return different numbers of rows depending on which reputation we pass in.
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Question of the Day
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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