Tag Archives: Cloud Computing

The DBAccountant

Posted on May 6, 2024 by way0utwest

One of the things that I’ve found with cloud computing services is that the people involved with managing these resources sometimes get asked to become financial accountants. I saw an interesting post from SQL Rod asking about this new task … Continue reading →

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The Cloud Database Cost Analysis

Posted on March 27, 2024 by way0utwest

There is a skill that I think DBAs and sysadmins will need to develop: cloud cost analysis. I’ve thought this was important for quite a few years, and I’ve been (unsuccessfully) lobbying for cost information to be gathered and analyzed … Continue reading →

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Auto Renew Subscriptions

Posted on March 23, 2024 by way0utwest

This week I saw an announcement from Azure that you can set up auto-renew subscriptions for your reservations for your resources. This allows you to set up auto-renew for reservations to prevent them from not renewing and being charged at … Continue reading →

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Continuity Across Restarts

Posted on January 12, 2024 by way0utwest

There are a lot of database platforms, and each tries to convince you theirs is better. As Brent points out in that link, sometimes they just skip comparing themselves to other platforms because it makes them look better. They only … Continue reading →

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