Azure Data Explorer
Read this white paper to get a better understanding of the architecture and technology powering Azure Data Explorer, a fast and highly scalable data exploration service.
Factors Behind Successfully and Repeatedly Executing Digital Transformation Programs at a Lightning Pace
IT transformation projects often fail due to poor planning, poor communication and more. In this article, Mohammad Rizvi explains how to be successful and give your customer a great experience.
Bootstrap 4 and Self-validating Forms
Validating the user input of a web form is important for security and data quality. In this article, Dino Esposito explains how to validate a form and add undo capability with Bootstrap 4.
The Giving Back Workload
Volunteering is a good thing for us to do, but it can be overwhelming at times.
Understanding Peer-to-Peer Transactional Replication, Part 3
We've gone through the basics of Peer-to-Peer Transactional Replication (PPTR). Now, we will blow it up! We will then fix it and show you how you how to triage and repair PPTR. When you remain calm and take some easy steps, you can stabilize PPTR with ease.
"Surely this one will get a clustered index scan."
In which SQL Server stubbornly insists on doing key lookups way, way past the tipping point.
Lack of Memory
It seems that many SQL Servers can be lacking memory. Adding more is one way to improve performance, but Steve has other ideas.
Workplace Encounter: Effects of TLS 1.2
In this article we share a recent experience we had with implementing TLS 1.2 ONLY support on our databases and particularly with respect to its effect on Transaction Log Shipping sessions.
SSRS Reporting Basics: When is SSRS the Right Tool?
SSRS has undergone a number of changes over the past few versions. It remains a very popular reporting tool in companies large and small. In this article, Eugene Meidinger recounts the history of SSRS and explains when it’s the best tool to use.
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ISACA AI Material/Exam Prep Discount (May 18 – June 30, 2026)
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Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log
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Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log If you...
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Designing SQL Server ETL Pipelines That Don't Break at Scale
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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