New Releases Deliver Deeper SQL Server Health Monitoring, Automated Quorum Enforcement, Improved Security, and More Flexible, Efficient Management of Containerized Availability Groups FORT COLLINS, ...

After experiencing weekly CDC failures caused by transaction log issues and logs suddenly chewing up disk space, I found myself repeatedly investigating the same questions: Why is the log so large?

A massive 4TB SQL Server backup file belonging to global accounting giant Ernst & Young (EY) was discovered publicly accessible on Microsoft Azure. The exposure, uncovered by cybersecurity firm Neo ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...

Imagine losing months or even years of critical data in the blink of an eye, an all-too-common nightmare for IT professionals and home lab enthusiasts alike. In a world where data is the lifeblood of ...

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on how to use PowerShell to back up a database within SQL Server Express Edition. Even though the technique that I described in that post works, the script ...

Abstract: XLOG is the centralized log service of the SQL Azure Hyperscale (Hyperscale) distributed database-as-a-service (DBaaS) within Microsoft Azure. It is responsible for disseminating transaction ...

Arkham Intelligence has introduced a new feature in its transaction logs, enhancing clarity by shading related transactions. This update aims to improve user experience by visually grouping token ...

In this blog, we’re going to learn how do I check SQL Server logs using the top 2 methods. We are pretty... In this blog, we’re going to learn how do I check SQL Server logs using the top 2 methods.

Ever since Microsoft introduced SQL Server Stretch Database in 2016, our guiding principles for such hybrid data storage solutions have always been affordability, security, and native Azure ...