by Marcin Gminski | Feb 8, 2022
Thanks to Steve Jones for hosting February month of T-SQL Tuesday! This month T-SQL Tuesday is all about SQL Server upgrades. Thank you, Kevin and Deepthi for the reminder. I had forgotten about T-SQL Tuesday this time but hopefully, the below, although...
by Marcin Gminski | Feb 7, 2022
There are two types of DBAs. Those that run SQL Server on the default port 1433 and those that don’t. Those that do not run on the default port 1433 say it’s more secure, and those who do say it’s “security by obscurity” do not make it...
by Marcin Gminski | Nov 22, 2021
I previously blogged about Rapid test instances with Docker and Azure, but I recently came across another product I started using for SQLWATCH testing, Windocks. What is Windocks Windocks, as the name may suggest, is a containerisation solution for SQL Server on...
by Marcin Gminski | Nov 15, 2021
SQL Server has been around for decades, but I still come across companies that do not have dedicated DBAs and do not understand the concept of Log Backups, which often means they put their data at risk. Recovery Objectives Let’s start with the basics. The best...
by Marcin Gminski | Nov 8, 2021
I was going to write about real-time alerts only, but I hear more and more businesses talk about real-time Data Warehouses so I threw them both into a single post. If you are a business owner, I want you to read this and think before asking your developers to build a...
by Marcin Gminski | Nov 1, 2021
Not a strictly SQL Server related topic, but I know many of you want to know this. Let’s talk about how I built the Data Community Events Aggregator. When the Great Lockdowns of 2020 started, most user groups and community conferences went online. This has...
