30%-off health checks and self-service via credit card – no waiting!
We’ve added the ability to purchase a self-service health check using a credit card – no more waiting for a scoping call and then budget approval, just click and go! Once you purchase the health check, you get access to our health check pac …
[Video] Office Hours at Sea: Leaving Juneau
I stopped piloting the ship long enough to answer your top-voted database questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento. Here’s what we covered: 00:00 Start 00:42 Dirty_Pages: You mentioned recently how much you swear, what is your favorite swea …
Unmasking SQL Server Dynamic Data Masking – Part 2 – Setting up Masking
This is the second part of a series on SQL Server Dynamic Data masking. The first part in the series was a brief introduction to dynamic data masking, including use cases. The focus of this blog will is setting up masking and some base examples. Config …
[Video] Office Hours in Glacier Bay, Alaska
Thankfully, we didn’t hit any icebergs or glacier droppings, so I put my comfiest coat on to answer your top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento. Here’s what we discussed: 00:00 Start 01:29 gb DBA: Hi Brent, I have over 200 …
PostgreSQL 101: Getting started with PostgreSQL for SQL Server Developers (CT and BST Time Zones)
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PostgreSQL 101: Getting started with PostgreSQL for SQL Server Developers (AEST and SGT Time Zones)
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Analyze Data with a Serverless SQL pool in Azure Synapse Analytics
Introduction Azure Synapse Analytics is a Powerful analytics tools which combines data warehousing and big data analytics together. Azure Synapse provides two types of SQL Pool – Serverless and Dedicated. The dedicated SQL pool is designed for high per …
Power BI Connections Management
Some time between January and now, a new preview feature was included in Power BI Portal. It’s a new Manage Connections and Gateway window, still in preview. We can access this option on the Settings button. In the past, the connections were rela …
AWS Aurora Cut Our Database Costs for SQL ConstantCare® – Again.
In May, Amazon brought out a new Aurora I/O Optimized Serverless instance type. By switching to it, we cut our database costs by 43% overnight, saving us about $1,200 per month. No strings attached. Just lower prices. So what’s the magic? Well, c …
Poll: Are You Going Back to In-Person Events?
Two short yes/no questions about regional & national conferences: var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(« gform_main_scripts_loaded »,function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(« DOMContentLoaded »,function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}) …
First speakers announced for Summit 2023
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Bing Chatbot vs ChatGPT
Introduction In previous articles, we learned about ChatGPT, and we also learned how to use it to generate T-SQL code. This time we will talk about the Bing Chatbot vs ChatGPT. Also, we will first talk with the Bing Chatbot and show its features and th …
How to Filter a SQL Server Audit with a Predicate
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SQL WHERE LIKE to Construct More Efficient Queries
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Flyway and SSDT: Merging Work from a Branch
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