The Migration Checklist
Today Steve Jones talks about the checklist you would want if you needed to move a SQL Server instance to new hardware.
2017-03-08
10,886 reads
Editorial
2017-03-07
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Containing the Work
Containers are valuable in many software domains. Are there places we, as data professionals, would like to use software containment?
2017-03-06
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Creative IT Learning
If a successful IT career is just as much about tenacity, interest and retention as it is about brainpower, then how does one go about continuous learning?
2017-03-06
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Null Defaults
Today Steve Jones asks what default values you might choose for new columns in a table.
2017-03-03
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Why I am Excited about SQL Server on Linux
Read why Solomon Rutzky is excited about SQL Server running on Linux.
2017-03-02
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Detecting Issues
How do you detect issues in your systems? Testing? Monitoring? Steve Jones has a few thoughts that we should find ways to do so before our customers.
2017-03-01
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2017-02-28
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The Secure Medical Data Challenge
This week Steve looks at the challenges of security for medical data.
2017-02-27
77 reads
Human and Machine Learning
Machine learning and AI are becoming more and more prevalent, which Steve Jones thinks is good.
2017-02-27
105 reads
Blogs
Using Flyway Prepare for State-Based Deployments
By Steve Jones
One of the neat enhancements made to Flyway was the addition of state-based workflows...
How I Migrated to Azure PostgreSQL Flex from Single Server
I did a couple of posts previously on dumping/restoring Azure PostgreSQL databases and also...
Have a Plan for Your Personal Downtime
By Brian Kelley
Most of us know that spending a lot of time on social media and...
Forums
Resolving Access Denied Errors During SQL Server Database Attachment
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The Lesser Used Functions
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SQL in an Azure VM Backup
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Question of the Day
SQL in an Azure VM Backup
If I use the Azure Backup service for automated backups of my SQL Servers in Azure VMs, how often can I configure log backups? (as of Dec 2024)
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