Configure SQL Server 2017 on Linux with mssql-conf, the Linux way
The configuration of any system plays a vital role in its working efficiently. However, configuring a system needs not necessarily...
2017-12-13
787 reads
Prashanth Jayaram
An introduction to a SQL Server 2017 Graph database
What is a graph database?
A graph is composed of two elements: a NODE (vertices) and an EDGE (relationship). Each node...
2017-12-04
797 reads
SQL Server 2017 : Data Transformation and Interpolation using Python
As a continuation to my previous article, How to use Python in SQL Server 2017 to obtain advanced data analytics,...
2017-11-21
662 reads
SQL Server Log Shipping on Linux
Log shipping is a high-availability configuration that perhaps most of us are familiar with. It’s one of the oldest techniques wherein...
2017-11-13
345 reads
An overview of Python vs PowerShell for SQL Server Database Administration
Today, Microsoft claims that Linux runs like a First-Class citizen on Azure, .NET Core has been open-sourced, and has been...
2017-11-02
617 reads
Dynamic Data Masking – Tracking all masked columns in your database
dotnetvibes
I have presented on Making Developers lives easier with SQL Server 2016 multiple times over the last couple of months,...
2017-10-23
354 reads
Why would a SQL Server DBA be interested in Python?
If we follow blogs and publications on the technological advancement with respect to SQL, we notice the increase in the...
2017-10-23
487 reads
Monitoring SQL Server database status changes using T-SQL and PowerShell scripts
Monitoring a SQL Server database is a critical component of database administration. Ninety percent of the organizations expect the number...
2017-10-17
907 reads
The evolution of SQL Server towards Digital Transformation challenges
SQL Server on Linux boosts the database market for Microsoft. Support of PolyBase (a feature to work with Big Data...
2017-10-09
365 reads
How to configure Always Encrypted in SQL Server 2016 using SSMS, PowerShell and T-SQL
In an era of remote storage and retrieval of data, including the cloud, data security plays a vital role, especially...
2017-10-02
471 reads
Blogs
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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