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First, thank you to Guy in a Cube for a great licensing/cost video. My company is exploring what data warehousing technology to use in Azure. I needed to learn more about the licensing and costs associated with Microsoft Fabric. This is all stuff you can…
Restoring a SQL Server backup in a Docker container is quite easy. To begin with, you will need persistent storage on your Docker container to follow this blog post. To get that setup, you can follow the instructions in this blog post. I found that…
This all started because I wanted to follow Tracy’s directions on setting up Ola for index maintenance in Runbooks. I couldn’t set up the automation account permissions unless I was logged in with Azure Active Directory – Univeral with MFA. When I Googled, I didn’t…
Information security and privacy are key in today’s data-driven world. Sensitive data needs to be protected from unauthorized access. With column masking in SQL Server and Azure SQL, you can conceal sensitive data, allowing only authorized users to see it. Understanding Column Masking Column masking…
This is an easy way to retain the data and settings you create and change on your SQL Server Docker instance. There’s a lot of talk about attaching databases after creating your Docker container. I found that you can mount the volumes that SQL Server…
Database maintenance is crucial for the health and performance of any database system, including those in Azure. Without regular maintenance, databases can become slow, unstable, and prone to crashes and other errors. Maintenance tasks such as index optimization and statistics updates ensure query processing happens…
Thank you to Data Platform WIT and DEI for hosting Mental Health and Wellness Day! I was honored to be included. To see the full lineup, please visit https://www.meetup.com/data-platform-dei/events/293091941/ DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICEThe information, including but not limited to, text, graphics,…
This is part of a series of new job blog posts. You can find them all here. As a DBA, the first six weeks on the job can be challenging and exciting. During this period, you are expected to learn about the company’s processes. You…
This is part of a series of new job blog posts. You can find them all here. Week 6 goal: Analyze all Azure SQL Database indexes. Last week, I started pushing out the sp_Blitz scripts that work on Azure. In the world of SQL Server…
This is part of a series of new job blog posts. You can find them all here. Week 5 goal: set up Ola index maintenance for all Azure SQL Databases. This week is about learning Flyway. I’m using Flyway because my company requires this for…