How to Recover a SQL Server Login Password
I will describe a simple method anyone can use to obtain lost password information for a SQL Server login.
Understanding Cross-Database Transactions in SQL Server
Microsoft 'Always On' technology does not support distributed or cross-database transactions. Why not? Grahaeme Ross shows how to investigate cross-database transactions to understand the problem in more detail, and concludes that a Cross-Database transaction can cause loss of data integrity in the commit phase of the two-phase commit.
Your Role Is Changing
The DBA role is changing with the growth of DevOps as a way to better build software in an organization.
Continue a Foreach loop after an error in a SQL Server Integration Services package
Say you have a SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package with a Foreach Loop container. Inside that container you have a task that sometimes can fail. Koen Verbeeck provides a tip on how to implement SSIS so that, if it fails, the loop will just continue, skip the current step and go to the next iteration.
Webinar: Wait, what exactly are we shipping? Keeping control in database continuous delivery
Join us on Tuesday 28th April at 4pm BST (11am EDT) for a free webinar panel discussion featuring Brian A. Randell, Grant Fritchey, Steve Jones, and host, Stephanie Herr, on the topic of maintaining visibility and control in database continuous delivery.
Security Through Chaos
A company Steve Jones knows uses a diverse network infrastructure to help provide security.
Schema-Based Access Control for SQL Server Databases
Access-control within the database is important for the security of data, but it should be simple to implement. It is easy to become overwhelmed by the jargon of principals, securables, owners, schemas, roles, users and permissions, but beneath the apparent complexity, there is a schema-based system that, in combination with database roles and ownership-chaining, provides a relatively simple working solution.
Data Mining Part 26: Introduction to Cubes
In this tutorial we will explain what are the SSAS cubes to use them in Data Mining.
Automating Image-Based Deployment of SQL Server on Azure IaaS VMs - Preparing OS Image
There are several different approaches to automating deployment of SQL Server Infrastructure-as-a-Service virtual machines in Microsoft Azure. Marcin Policht examines an approach that involves uploading or creating a custom operating system image which is well suited for scenarios where you want to deploy a custom-configured SQL Server instance to multiple virtual machines with minimal effort and maximum consistency.
Sweeping out SQL Server 2005
Tony Davis on why the dusty corners of many organizations still hide numerous SQL 2005 instances.
Blogs
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Hyperscale Replicas II
How many Azure SQL DB Hyperscale HA replicas can be configured as of Sept 2026?
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