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3rd Party Applications Have Issues

As a SQL DBA, what do you do when a vendor application has performance problems that are code related? Server settings don’t generally seem to be an issue. Queries...

2024-05-03 (first published: )

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A New Word: mcfeely

mcfeely – adj. inexplicably moved by predictable and well-worn sentiments, even if they are trite or obvious or being broadcast blindly to the masses. I get mcfeely all the...

2024-05-03

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Bicep Your Elastic Jobs

I posted on Terraform and Azure SQL last year but wanted to see what Bicep could do this year. I’m going to test Bicep out with Elastic Jobs. TL;DR—My...

2024-05-03 (first published: )

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Check your regions people

Today I was having a nice discussion with some colleagues about Fabric and pricing/licensing came up. I mentioned an F2 is only around €250 a month, but a colleague...

2024-05-03 (first published: )

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The Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Your SQL DBA Skills

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Friday Basics: Authentication vs. Authorization

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How to install mysql-connector-python-8.4.0.zip it does not have setup.py

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How to install mysql-connector-python-8.4.0.zip it does not have setup.py. Checked also: mysql-connector-python-8.4.0.tar.gz

when primary is down and not accessible failover not occured then how to recover

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HI All, can any one reply on this when primary is down and not...

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Question of the Day

Two Table Hints

What happens when I run this code:

SELECT
  p.ProductName
, p.ProductCategory
FROM dbo.Product AS p WITH (NOLOCK, TABLOCK);

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