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The Stretch Database Retirement

Posted on July 10, 2024 by way0utwest

Stretch Database is finally going away. It is being retired. It was deprecated on Nov 16, 2022, from SQL Server 2022. Effective Jul 9, 2024, the supporting Azure service is retired. I saw this in an announcement on Jul 3, … Continue reading →

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Inside SQL Server Backup and Restore History Pruning with sp_delete_backuphistory

Posted on July 3, 2024 by way0utwest

I had a customer that was looking to document a restore that had occurred on one of their systems and didn’t see it. They had concerns about SQL Server accurately tracking history across time and noted they hadn’t cleaned any … Continue reading →

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Free SQL Server

Posted on February 23, 2024 by way0utwest

No, I don’t have a way to license a SQL Server instance for your application for free. Microsoft still charges for production workloads. However, there are several ways that you can do development or testing for free, or at a … Continue reading →

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30 Years of SQL Server on Windows

Posted on November 10, 2023 by way0utwest

I’ve spent over 30 years working with SQL Server. I saw a post recently from Bob Ward who is celebrating 30 years at Microsoft, noting this is also the 30th anniversary of SQL Server on Windows. It’s been an honor … Continue reading →

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