Using very few megabytes and taking very little time, SQL Clone can quickly creates multiple copies of very large databases. How? It might sound like magic, but it's not; in this blog post Redgate developer Chris Hurley goes into the details of how the technology works.
The secret passwords we store in systems might be secure from discovery, but are they secure from use?
Load balancing in Azure has more importance for the DBA, because it is essential for Windows Server Failover Clustering in Azure, whether it is for AlwaysOn Availaiblity Groups, Failover Clustered Instances, or any other highly-available solution. Azure load balancing works out the location of the availability group, and routes traffic there. The load balancer detects a failure, and routes traffic to the new primary replica. Joshua Feierman gives an overview of what is required.
Louis Davidson shows how to save a defined SQL formatting style as a shareable template that you can quickly share with your coworkers.
I hate deadlines. Really. I truly hate them. The problem is: they are usually unrealistic, often not much more than a wild guess. They restrict the amount of time that I can spend in preparation and research so that I can do things right; they squeeze the artistic quality out of my work as a […]
If you are introducing DevOps workflows into a large organization, you’ll need to plan carefully and prioritize tasks, adapt, maintain a thick skin, communicate constantly, and ensure that all...
Andy Mallon explains DTUs (Database Transaction Units) and the differences you might see between the documentation and practical usage.
In this article I will show a simple trick to display version information on the Control Flow surface, so we immediately see which version and build we are modifying.
Today Steve Jones looks forward to the next version of SQL Server, with his curiosity to see if you feel the same way.
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I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
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