Setting up AD authentication with Azure SQL Database sounds simple, it is assuming you plan carefully. I did run into issues but once rectified it felt great using AD authentication in Azure rather than just SQL logins.
SQL Server Wait Types Library – UPGRADED!
Have you heard of SQLskills? Have you heard of the waits library? If not then where have you been hiding?
Extended Events – I am dangerous (sometimes)
I did a dangerous thing, and I want to make sure that YOU DO NOT do the same.
I was creating a couple of extended events sessions and was playing around with some actions. I ended up with the following code where I was after a guy called Shane:
SQL Server Recovering Data via a Hex Editor
I got bored (really bored) one weekend I decided to challenge myself. I had corruption within a specific table (localised within a page) with no backups handy only an old image of the data files. The challenge being salvage data without attaching the data files.
Comparing Plans via Query Store
A small but nice little feature I have been using recently can be found within Query Store.