Terraform Commands
I realized I never created a post to show how to deploy Terraform from VS Code. I haven’t done that in a while because I don’t do it at...
2025-08-13
103 reads
SQLKitty
Capturing errors and auditing in Azure SQL DB
Logging is a necessity in the database world, well, the entire tech world. You need to know what is happening in and around your databases. It’s easy to setup...
2025-07-07
296 reads
Query multiple Azure SQL Databases
I was sick of changing context in Azure Data Studio while cleaning up things discovered in our vulnerability assessments. Changing things via PowerShell I wanted to be cautious with...
2025-06-04 (first published: 2025-05-16)
477 reads
Azure Vulnerability Assessments
Regarding managing databases in the cloud, security should never be an afterthought. That’s where Azure Vulnerability Assessments, officially named Microsoft Defender, come in—they help you spot weak spots in...
2025-05-26 (first published: 2025-05-07)
496 reads
Using Cron in Postgres Flex
pg_cron is a simple cron-based job scheduler for PostgreSQL that runs inside the database as an extension. It allows you to schedule PostgreSQL commands directly from your database, similar...
2025-05-19 (first published: 2025-04-24)
442 reads
Why use XACT_ABORT?
This came up one day at my work when a developer was using it. I hadn’t used it before and thought I’d better check it out. It’s off by...
2025-04-28 (first published: 2025-04-11)
1,012 reads
Using SQLFluff
I thought I didn’t care about linting, and lately, I haven’t written a lot of SQL, but for the SQL I do write, I have SQLFluff to help me...
2025-03-18
391 reads
Save Azure PostgreSQL Backup to Storage
This may or may not be helpful in the long term, but since I’m doing it to be super cautious, I figured I would blog about it. We migrated...
2025-03-31 (first published: 2025-03-14)
260 reads
TSQL Tuesday #184: Mentoring and Sponsorship
Thank you to Deborah Melkin for hosting TSQL Tuesday this month! I’ve always considered mentoring and sponsorship very structured. Now, I wonder if they’re also small things we do...
2025-03-24 (first published: 2025-03-11)
6,612 reads
Migrating from Azure PG Single Server to Flex with Azure VM and pg_dump/restore
This is more complicated than using the Azure Migration method, but because it’s maxed out on resources for the last week in the east regions (and possibly central), and...
2025-02-10 (first published: 2025-02-09)
101 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
Trigger isn't working
Hi, I have a trigger, that works fine elsewhere but is not working at...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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