Michael Collier takes a look at the key aspects of configuring the diagnostic agent in Microsoft Azure to collect the data you want, and transfer that data to storage on a schedule you define.
2014-07-09
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SQL Server 2014 has a number of new DMVs, and some changes from SQL Server 2012. What are the new views and changes, and how can be useful to you?
2014-07-08
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What happens if your database deployment goes awry? Grant Fritchey has some troubleshooting advice to get you out of a bind.
2014-07-08
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A quick introduction of how to create memory-optimized tables in SQL Server 2014
2014-07-07
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Louis Davidson on why DBAs ought to do one thing, every day, that is scary.
2014-07-07
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Tim Smith describes a number of ways to tell which Stored Procedures are in use, DMVs, a SQL Server Trace, and his preferred method, the Source Code and PowerShell.
2014-07-07
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We want to make sure we're covering the things that are relevant to you, so we're asking for some feedback on what you use on SSC, where we need to improve, and what you'd like to see.
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2014-07-07
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Arshad Ali demonstrates granular level encryption in detail and explains how it differs from Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).
2014-07-04
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There were many new DMVs added in SQL Server 2012, and some that have changed since SQL Server 2008 R2. This is a brief overview of the biggest changes and what they mean to you!
2014-07-03
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SQL Bits is only two weeks away! Join us for the free community day on July 19th, there is also a paid-for pre-conference day on July 17, as well as a paid-for special training day on July 18. There are a whole host of great speakers, including Grant Fritchey, Steve Jones, and David Atkinson (and Brent Ozar, and Benjamin Nevarez, and Karen Lopez...you get the idea). Register while space is available.
2014-07-03
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Are you considering replatforming your SQL Server workload due to recent vendor changes, but...
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When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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