SSRS Scale Out with Standard Edition Containers and Instances
Learn how to use database cloning to scale out your reporting services workload.
Overview of Azure SQL Database Performance Monitoring
Transitioning to the Platform-as-a-Service model typically implies relinquishing certain degree of control over your computing environment. One of the primary concerns related to this transition is diminished level of transparency providing insights into performance of cloud-resident workloads. Fortunately, with Azure SQL Database, you have a wide range of options that address this concern, allowing you to identify and remediate overwhelming majority of performance-related issues.
Doing the Right Thing
From the time you rise in the morning until you close your eyes at night, your day is filled with thousands of small decisions, many that you don’t even think about. For each decision that you make, there is a probably a good choice and a poor choice available. Most of the time, the good […]
Introduction to SQL Server Security — Part 1
Security is often considered the most important of a database administrator's responsibilities. SQL Server has many powerful features for security and protecting data, but planning and effort are required to properly implement them. In this article, the first of a series, Robert Sheldon reviews the many components available to secure and protect SQL Server databases.
Introduction to Microsoft R Services in SQL Server 2016
General introduction to R Services in SQL Server 2016 and how R server works with external stored procedure.
Your Recovery Time
Disaster recovery is one of those situations that we plan for and hope we never experience. Are you prepared?
Query Store And Cruel Defaults
Erik Darling loves query store, but he really hates the default capture mode.
Fast Enough
The RDBMS works great for many situations, but is it ever fast enough to meet all your needs?
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Multiple Sequence Values
How do I easily get the next 12 sequence values from a sequence object?
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