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I finally got around to installing the latest SQL Server Management Studio (version 20.0) and noticed that there are some new options available for login. One of these, that is especially interesting, is the option to use Microsoft Entra Service Principal. I don’t see Service Principals used too often (if ever) for authentication into a…
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In this post, I’ll share some results when combining Azure Managed Kubernetes Service (AKS) with Azure NetApp Files (ANF) to break built-in speed limits in Azure SQL Managed Instance (MI) storage. Storage performance in the cloud is often deeply coupled with compute, the bigger the VM or a higher the service tier, the faster your…
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In this post, I’ll share with you how to automate the running of the previously created database maintenance container. Once you’ve created a container that has your database maintenance routines in it, you’ll need to figure out a way to automate executing it against the database(s). Luckily, Azure (and probably other public clouds too) make…
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In this post, I’ll show you an example of how to build your own database maintenance container. I have been tinkering with database automation and containers lately, and it had me thinking about all the various ways we can make use of containerization with databases. Public cloud platforms do an impressive job providing highly available…
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“Do you have any feedback for me?” is one of those questions that is asked frequently. There’s a good chance that you’ve asked it yourself from someone. Or, if you’re a manager or in a senior role, it’s more than likely that someone has asked that question from you. While being such a common question,…
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