Tag Archives: sql server

Containers, Kubernetes, and SQL Server

Posted on November 21, 2019 by way0utwest

Abstract: Containers and Kubernetes have become buzzwords in the application development world, but how do these technologies fit with SQL Server? This session will discuss the basics of containers and Kubernetes and explain how we can use containers with databases … Continue reading →

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Setting Certificate Backup Permissions for an Instance–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on November 20, 2019 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. Recently I was testing some security change, and I made a backup of my certificate from one instance. I … Continue reading →

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New HA Licensing Benefits

Posted on November 11, 2019 by way0utwest

Microsoft announced recently that they were changing the way licensing works for HA and DR situations. I think this is a great change, and the summary is: You can have up to 3 other un-used secondaries for free You can … Continue reading →

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Very Hot Patches

Posted on October 8, 2019 by way0utwest

“At best it would crash” is not a phrase I’d like to have to use as a data professional. That’s a quote from an article that the Azure team wrote about hot patching SQL Server. While this sounds very scary, … Continue reading →

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