Why Can't We Go Backwards?
How many times have you wanted to restore a database to an earlier version? Today Steve Jones asks why can't we do this and includes a way for you to vote on this.
Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 1
Our organization is starting to deploy more virtual machines on Azure for both testing and DR environments. I would like to create and administer Azure virtual machines using Windows PowerShell. How do I get started?
A few reflections on security by a weary application developer
Data security? No worries! Tell me how much you are willing to pay.
Not unit testing your databases? You should be
Releasing a product without testing it is generally accepted as an unforgivable sin in the software development world. And frankly, there really isn’t an excuse not to test when we have whole suites of testing tools available to us
Clustered Columnstore Index Gives "Unable to find index entry" Error
The Clustered columnstore index generates "unable to find index entry" error and a memory dump after few DMLs on the table
Implementing Azure Blob Storage (ABS) With SQL Server 2014
With any application organizations face consistent key challenges such as high efficiency and business value, complex configuration, and low total cost of ownership. Extending applications to the cloud in hybrid scenarios addresses many of these challenges, whether distributing SharePoint content across on-premises and Office 365 while leveraging search as a service (hybrid search) or externalizing data, extending it to the cloud with Remote Blob Storage or related technologies.
Quick Survey: PostgreSQL in Your Organization
Do you use PostgreSQL in your organization? Are you thinking about using it? Take our short survey and tell us about what you think about it.
SQL Monitor Custom Metric: Time Since Last Restore
If your log restores aren't happening when they’re meant to, you want to know about it. You’ll be relying on restoring from logs should anything happen to your databases, and if you can’t restore to a certain point in time, you risk losing valuable data.
Blogs
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
T-SQL Tuesday #199: Back to the on-prem
It’s the second tuesday of the month, which means T-SQL Tuesday time! This month’s...
Forums
How Do the Experts Become Experts?
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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
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Secure Communications
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Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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