Query Store Hints Now Available
Query Store hints are now available within SQLServer 2022, Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance.
SQL Server Versions – SQL Server Updates
In this blog, we look at the different SQL Server versions along with the corresponding end of support and the overall SQL lifecycle.
The Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform
The announcement of the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform provides a single powerful platform for databases, analytics and data governance.
Azure Migration Offers – Move off SQL Server 2012
Continuing our focus on the rapidly upcoming end of support for SQL Server 2012, we want to share with you some fantastic offers available from Azure to help you make the move to the cloud.
Migrating off SQL Server 2012
Now is the time to migrate off SQL Server 2012, this blog looks at the options available: SQL Server 2019, Azure Virtual Machines and Azure SQL Managed Instance.
Tips to Migrate from SQL Server to Azure SQL
One of the key goals of a Data Platform modernisation program is thinking about what to do with your SQL Servers. So here we are going to give some high-level tips to migrate from SQL Server to the cloud.
SQL Server 2019 Cumulative Update 15
SQL Server 2019 Cumulative Update 15 (CU15) is out and it contains, as well as the normal fixes, several improvements, particularly for the SQL Engine for Linux.
Migrating SQL to Azure
Migrating SQL to Azure is an important part of the migration process providing security and cost benefits whether you choose a hybrid option or go all in.
Free Azure SQL Administration eBook for DBAs
We wanted to share with the Database Administrators (DBAs) of our clients, this great free Azure SQL Administration eBook being offered by Microsoft. Many DBAs are unsure what skills need to be added to their existing skill set or how best to get up to speed. This course/eBook is a great answer.
SQL Server Partitioning and Triggers
During the design phase of an application sometimes a very useful feature within SQL Server can slip through the net, and that is partitioning.