You have the ability to actually pause SQL Server, if you are in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), you might have noticed it as the below image.
Category Archives: SQL SERVER
SSMS 17 Dark Theme
Have you ever wanted SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 17 to have a dark theme? Seeing the below image (visual experience color theme options) really got me excited.

SQL Server Tracking Suspect Pages
Did you know that SQL Server tracks suspect pages and puts the details into the msdb database in a table called suspect_pages? Well it does, but the question I want answering is what happens if the page within the suspect pages table is fixed? Does it automatically get removed/updated or do we as the administrators have to do anything manually?
SQL Server Schema Compare
A very common requirement which can be satisfied by various tools. Personally I like using Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition and I thought I would do a quick overview of it.
DBCC CHECKDB Azure SQL Database
Who should be running DBCC CHECKDB for Azure SQL Database? Should it be Microsoft or should customers be scheduling it? All official information just tells you that you CAN run it (below shows the green tick) but still no clarity around the question.