SQL Server

A generic jdbc tester (part III)

A generic utility to test JDBC connections to any RDBMS or no SQL data source whose JDBC drivers are provided. Firebird, SQL Server, HSQLDB, MongoDB, Excel, conclusion.

SQL Server: Heap page deallocation and IndexOptimize

Introduction HEAP tables are a type of data structure that, unlike a clustered index table, does not have a specific ordering of its rows, making them faster to insert and delete data. They are often used for temporary “staging” tables.

Prepare Failover Cluster for AG configuration

In this blog I will show you some important powershell commands to prepare a Failover Cluster for AG configuration. Please keep in mind, this is a test environment and I will not talk about firewall rules. Our objective is to(…)

Installing Azure AZ Module on Windows

Since Azure (or AzureRM) module is marked as deprecated some years ago, AZ module is the official replacement to manage Azure resources with PowerShell. This module is running with at least PowerShell 7.0.6 LTS (Long Term Support) or(…)

Azure Resource Inventory: Managed instance integration

Intro Let me present you in this Blog post a useful tool to asset your Azure environment and in a second step show you how to add Azure SQL managed instance in the assessment report. ARI presentation(…)

Data Platform Virtual Summit 2022 –  Day 4 – Focus on Azure SQL Managed Instance

Today the Data Platform Virtual Summit begin at 09:30 am with the keynote: Creating a Data Culture… My schedule for the day: D4B1 – SPHINX – Configure SQL Server for efficient troubleshooting – Intermediate – Christophe LaporteD4B2 – HYDRA –(…)

Data Platform Virtual Summit 2022 –  Day 3

Today the Data Platform Virtual Summit begin at 06:00 am for us…It’s in our time offset, this time better to wake up! 😉 My schedule for the day: D3B1 – KATMAI – SQL MI on Kubernetes – Intermediate – Dhananjay(…)

Data Platform Virtual Summit 2022 –  Day 2

Today the Data Platform Virtual Summit begin at 03:30 am for us… It’s a little bit early but better than yesterday. My schedule for the day: D2B1 – HYDRA – Overview of SQL Server 2022 – Intermediate – Bob Ward(…)

Data Platform Virtual Summit 2022 –  Day 1

Today the Data Platform Virtual Summit begin at 00:30 am for us… It’s a little bit early but when we like our work and like to learn, we stay up with plaisir. My schedule for the day: After the login,(…)

SQL Server 2022 – Azure Synapse Link

Why is this feature interesting? The Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022 will enable you to replicate your operational data into Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool. Azure Synapse is an enterprise analytics service that accelerates time to insight(…)