SQL Server has added thousands of features over the last 25+ years, but the core product has stayed the same along with the tasks required to maintain SQL Server. What has changed is the features and options around how we manage and maintain SQL Server. In this article, we will focus on the main considerations … Full story
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Database Performance Use Case Databases power mission critical applications at every company and when there are performance issues, very frequently companies decide to purchase new or upgrade their existing hardware to fix the issue. But the issue is that most database issues are not solved by upgrading the hardware based on our experiences. We have … Full story
Oracle and Microsoft announced a huge cloud partnership this month, and it’s a really exciting evolution for enterprises who are in both SQL Server and Oracle environments. For now, it looks like the cross-cloud capabilities only supports the Azure US East or Oracle’s Ashburn data center, but the potential is a big relief to those … Full story
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Growing up, my dad would often encourage me to focus on the small and simple things in life. It was his hope that, with this knowledge, I would accomplish great things. By playing, working, and socializing, the small things we learn create patterns of behavior. We are creatures of habit and the more we repeat … Full story
Read more about my own DevOps Conversion model here. You hear the word “DevOps” thrown around quite a lot. It has become a buzzword which is unfortunate because the term holds significant meaning. The level of potential reduced risk coupled with developer and administrator empowerment is astounding. When a DevOps methodology has been properly implemented, … Full story
Personal changes and mental shifts aren’t the only changes that need to happen in order to convert to an IT DevOps Model. There are serious business adjustments that need to be made as part of this process. Admittedly, this process starts out overwhelming (the change curve is real), but you will get there, I promise. … Full story
There are 2 types of security in Service Broker: dialog and transport. Dialog security establishes a secure, authenticated connection between Service Broker Services or dialog endpoints.
Service Broker uses TCP/IP to communicate with other Service Broker services on the network.
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