Review Minimum SQL Server Security Practices
In this tip we look at different things you should consider when developing your database systems to ensure you are also thinking about security best practices as well.
Generate a SSIS-package that reads from Twitter using Biml
Learn how to use Biml to create a SSIS-package with a Script component that can read from Twitter.
Real-time performance monitoring for Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
This article was co-authored by Dimitri Furman and Denzil Ribeiro Reviewed by: Danimir Ljepava, Borko Novakovic, Jovan Popovic, Rajesh Setlem, Mike Weiner Introduction In our ongoing engagements with the SQL DB Managed Instance preview customers a common requirement has been to monitor database workload performance in real time.
Update an Azure SQL Data Mart with ADLS files
In this tip we learn how to update the Azure SQL Data Mart in an automated way.
Cloning SQL Server Instances with Containers
Learn how containers and WinDocks can be used to quickly provision copies of databases.
How to Linux for SQL Server DBAs — Part 3
DBAs running SQL Server on Linux will not only need to understand SQL Server security well, they will also need to understand how security works on Linux. In this article, Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman walks you through several examples, explaining the permissions and ownership of files and directories in Linux.
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Representing Money
Which types of currency does the money data type represent?
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