Microsoft delivered fixes for issues affecting everything from Windows to Office, .NET, and SQL Server, and several patches that should be deployed ASAP. Microsoft this week released 139 updates ...

A previously undocumented threat activity cluster known as UNC6692 has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics via Microsoft Teams to deploy a custom malware suite on compromised hosts.

Who are these scripts for? You need to troubleshoot performance problems with SQL Server, and you need to do it now. You don't have time to track down a bunch of DMVs, figure out Extended Events, ...

In 2023, I teamed up with my colleague Andy Ward and we walked you through setting up SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances (FCI) using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP. Since publishing this AWS blog post ...

As today’s database administrators (DBAs) manage the complexity of modern database environments, particularly containerized systems, they must lean into smart automation to transform database ...

Hassle-Free SQL Server Maintenance for IT Leaders Worried about SQL Server backups, data access, and system integrity? Our SQL Server Health Check is the answer. We provide easy-to-run scripts and ...

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Query Store is one of the most powerful database-scoped features in SQL Server for troubleshooting performance and improving the stability of your database ...

It is that time again! We are excited to bring new and exciting updates to Azure Data Studio. These updates include the general availability of the Azure SQL Migration Extension, the introduction of ...

As part of Austin’s attempt to address the high rate of people killed by police while experiencing mental health crises, 911 operators can now immediately triage mental health calls. Here’s the new ...

Notes: Ad-hoc queries with a high number of instances waste CPU and memory resources by generating the same plan many times. Such queries should be parameterized in most cases. But pay attention to ...