If you’ve been managing databases for any length of time, you’ve probably had to contend with the “noisy neighbors” scenario. In this scenario, you have several applications, each with their own ...

Is anyone out there doing their SQL backups to Azure blob storage? If so, how are you managing the backup sets? For instance, my understanding is that right now, SQL Server really can't read the ...

We used PowerShell to get information on a single server. This time, how to get info on several of your servers. Last time, we built a PowerShell script to get server information. It used SQL SMO and ...

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of the history of your data. Here's how to retrieve that historical data. In an earlier column, I showed how ...

In a previous article, I talked about getting started with managing SQL server using PowerShell and the Server Management Objects (SMO). While that was mostly spent making the connection and doing ...

REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 12, 2011 — Kicking off PASS Summit 2011, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Ted Kummert addressed an audience of more than 5,000 technology professionals to discuss how Microsoft ...

Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, including fully supported database mirroring, bug fixes, and add-ons for SQL Express. What's more, SP1 not only contains bug fixes, but also delivers ...

Perhaps the best starting point for managing a Server Core system is the new “cli” option for the SCREGEDIT. WSF script. The exact command is: cscript scregedit.wsf /cli. Many administrators will most ...

“The next frontier is all about uniting the power of the cloud with the power of data to gain insights that simply weren't possible even just a few years ago,” Kummert said. “Microsoft is committed to ...