by Julian Boneham | Jun 10, 2020 | Data, Julian Boneham, MongoDB, MySQL, NoSQL, Oracle, SQL Server
5 Key Priorities for DataOps Teams Having business systems that are scalable, performant and that adequately underpin key applications has always been important. Yet the recent global changes to working practices have brought about a rapid transformation in business... 
by Grahame Dyce | Oct 30, 2018 | Data, Grahame Dyce, SQL Server
General Architecture Planning Network Service Accounts Server Admin Accounts Servers Failover Cluster Storage (Disks) As a Senior Database Consultant with over 20 years experience I’ve configured Always On more times than I can count and I find myself making the... 
by Julian Boneham | Sep 12, 2018 | Azure, Cloud, Data, Julian Boneham, SQL Server
The launch of SQL Server 2008 created a significant turning point where Microsoft customers could be confident their critical applications would operate in a scalable and resilient environment. End-users and application developers alike started to use SQL Server 2008... 
by Andy Slater | Nov 21, 2016 | Data, SQL Server
SQL Server on Linux – Getting started and a few interesting observations. Regardless of whether you view this as a major step forwards or backwards, the future release of SQL Server on Linux is highly anticipated. Personally, I couldn’t wait to have a... 
by Andy Slater | Sep 15, 2016 | Data, SQL Server
What statistics does SQL Server use for my query? A query that’s generally performing fine, suddenly slows down to unacceptable levels. The support desk is lit up by furious users, the manager’s now watching over your head and whilst the panic levels are... 
by Andy Slater | Aug 15, 2016 | Data, SQL Server
SQL Server Performance Suffering SQL Server Performance Issues?: A story of Olympic sprints and handy SQL Server hints!!! Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest runner, now boasts his third successive 100m Olympic title. That level of performance, the confidence in...
