I was on my morning walk recently when I noticed this laying on the walking path. Some call it a binky. Others a pacifier or fooler. Whatever you call it, it’s an essential piece of equipment for some infants. Without it, their world falls apart. And the calamity is contagious. They, and everyone around them,…
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In today’s world, we are constantly bombarded with a never-ending stream of urgent tasks and deadlines. It’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind and lose sight of the big picture. This is where inertia comes into play. And inertia can put your SQL Servers at risk. How urgency creates inertia Inertia is…
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Cumulative Updates, CUs, are the way bug fixes and other improvements are released for SQL Server. These updates can make your SQL Servers more secure, they can fix performance issues, and they can make your system more reliable. But, as with any new code, they can sometimes introduce new issues. It’s not often that this…
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There’s a lot of hype surrounding the next version of SQL Server. And for good reason. SQL Server 2022 is packed with some long awaited niceties, improvements, and enhancements. Here are a few of the SQL Server 2022’s new features we are excited about. Contained Availability Groups Enhancements to Availability Groups and Distributed Availability Groups…
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When we examine SQL Servers as part of our SEROShield SQL Server Health Check, we find five commonly overlooked SQL Server settings that can put performance, reliability, and even data at risk. Why are SQL Servers often misconfigured? SQL Server is robust. Microsoft has put a lot of effort into creating a database platform that…
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I sliced into an avocado while making lunch recently. The size of the seed compared to the fruit was shocking! It was huge. There was only a thin layer of fruit surrounding a large, bulbous seed. Interestingly, some avocados are just the opposite – the seed is tiny compared to the amount of fruit inside.…
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If you haven’t already done so, the time has come to say goodbye. In just six short months, SQL Server 2012 Extended Support will come to an end. And although it’s been a good version, it’s 10 years old. And that’s old database in years. To put it into context, here are a few other…
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“Oh, we use VM snapshots to backup our SQL Servers.” We sometimes hear this when talking with companies, especially when we’re delivering a SQL Server Health Check Assessment. And why not? It makes sense. Companies take snapshots of their file servers. They snapshot of their web servers before upgrades. FTP servers, Citrix servers, and even…
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In Getting Started with SQL Server in a Docker Container, I shared my SQL Server Docker container configuration. I described how to copy database backup files from your host to the container and then restore them in the container. That’s my usual approach. But what if you wanted the database to reside on the host…
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You’ve probably heard of running SQL Server in a Docker container. The technology has been around for some years now. However it’s still unexplored territory for many. A SQL Server Docker container image is a lightweight and standalone package that includes everything needed to run SQL Server. It’s often used in DevOps as part of…
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