Even the most elaborate team-based development methodology won't compensate for the blinkered attitudes and tribal cultures that come from over-specialization in IT.

Should DBAs learn Linux?

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Brent Ozar Blog

SQL Server on Linux

Brent Ozar looks at the similarities between SQL Server on Linux and SQL Server on Windows Core from back in 2012, and asks whether DBAs should bother learning it.

SQL Prompt Tip: how to control when the suggestion box pops up

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Redgate

RedGate

By default, SQL Prompt shows code auto-completion suggestions automatically, and continuously. 90% of the time this is exactly what you want, but there are other times where you just need a bit of space - Phil Factor shows how.

A New New World

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

What do you see in the future? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.

Implementing SQL Server Failover Clustering in Azure

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Database Journal

failover

Deploying IaaS solutions in Microsoft Azure offers benefits that leverage agility, resiliency, and scalability built into the underlying platform. However, when dealing with business-critical workloads, customers typically want to also provide high-availability and disaster recovery capabilities in a manner that they can control. Trying to implement this approach in the cloud by following the procedures applicable in on-premises datacenters frequently presents challenges. This article focuses on these differences in the context of deployment of SQL Server Failover Clustering in Azure.

Guide to Create a SQL Central Management Server

by David Andersan

SQLServerCentral.com

Central management servers

This post is going to walk you through the process of creating an SQL Management Server.

We Have a Date

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

SQL Server 2017 has a general availability date.

Representing a simple hierarchical list in SQL Server with JSON, YAML, XML and HTML

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SimpleTalk

JSON

How difficult can it be to produce a simple hierarchical list in JSON, YAML, XML and HTML from a SQL Server table that represents a simple hierarchy within an organisation. Well once you know, it is easy and William Brewer is on a mission to tell you how.