Cyber Insecurity in Pakistan
Journalist Alamzeb Khan discusses recent security breaches in Pakistan that have affected millions of people and accounts.
An Introduction to RLS Security Policies: Level 3 of the Stairway to Row-Level Security
An introduction to how security policies work for RLS.
Cleanup SQL Server Query Store Data After Database Restore
In this tip we look at how to cleanup the SQL Server query store after a database has been restored to ensure that query store starts data collection starts fresh.
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.
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Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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