Azure SQL Database vCore
vCore based performance levels are very new, currently in preview and not yet rolled out to all Azure regions (The...
2018-04-24 (first published: 2018-04-16)
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All About SQL
Azure SQL DW – Let’s Shuffle?
Initially, the main focus of this post was going to be quick and about using the latest version of SSMS...
2018-04-12
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Azure SQL Database and Columnstore Indexes
I have come to understand the importance of using columnstore indexes when my queries are aggregating and scanning across many...
2018-04-19 (first published: 2018-04-09)
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4 Improvements to Azure SQL Database
If I was a wizard I would make these 4 improvements to Azure SQL Database. They are in no particular...
2018-04-12 (first published: 2018-04-05)
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Azure SQL Database – Failed to Delete Database Nightmare
After demo building and testing features out within Azure SQL Database I like to delete the databases to save costs....
2018-04-03
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Database Has Been Paused
I was looking forward to do some work with Azure SQL Data Warehouse (DWH) when I hit the new query...
2018-04-03 (first published: 2018-03-27)
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Backup and Restore Options for Azure SQL DB
I have decided to do a summary blog post on backup and recovery options for Azure SQL Database. If you...
2018-03-26
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SQL Vulnerability Assessment for Azure SQL Database
Back in September 2017 Microsoft announced a new security feature for Azure SQL Database called the SQL Vulnerability Assessment (VA)....
2018-03-22
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Azure SQL Database and Cost Threshold for Parallelism
We all know that the magic figure for cost threshold for parallelism is 5 by default, meaning if the estimated...
2018-03-26 (first published: 2018-03-16)
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Understanding DBCC FLUSHAUTHCACHE
This command only applies to Azure SQL Database, at a high level it empties the database authentication cache for logins...
2018-03-14
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: CIS Compliant
By Steve Jones
A new feature added to Redgate Monitor Enterprise automatically. CIS compliance is something many...
My 2024 in Data: Music
By Steve Jones
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back...
A New Word: Suente
By Steve Jones
suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be...
Forums
Vendor claims unused table space impacts performance
Hello experts, I got a report from an application owner of degraded performance for...
Automating Export of PowerQuery to SQL Server using DAX Studio...?
I wrote a PowerQuery that parses a table from a PDF, and I want...
Attaching an SQL Server database without Transaction Log Files through SQL Server Management Studio.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Attaching an SQL Server database...
Question of the Day
Superseded Indexes
Which of these indexes is superseded by another?
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