Copilot in Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Database introduces Copilot in private preview, enhancing database management with natural language to SQL and integration with Microsoft Copilot.

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Can Inequality Columns Ever Lead a SQL Server Non-Clustered Index?

Learn when it’s okay for an inequality search column to lead a SQL Server non-clustered index, boosting query speed. See examples & get indexing tips!

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Unleashing the Power of PolyBase in SQL Server

Discover how PolyBase in SQL Server enables seamless querying of external data sources, unlocking powerful data virtualization capabilities.

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Turbocharge Your Azure SQL VM with Constrained vCores

Discover how constrained vCores for Azure SQL VMs can optimize your costs and righsize your database workloads, without sacrificing performance.

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Ensuring Successful SQL Server Database Restores: Testing Strategies

Introduction As a database administrator, one of your critical responsibilities is ensuring that your SQL Server database backups are reliable and can be restored successfully in case of any unforeseen…

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SQL Server Partitioning vs MongoDB Sharding for Very Large Databases

Comparing SQL Server table partitioning and MongoDB sharding strategies for optimizing query performance on very large multi-terabyte databases.

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Analyzing AlwaysOn Availability Group Failovers: Identifying the Root Cause

Discover how to analyze AlwaysOn Availability Group failovers in SQL Server and identify if the issue stems from the database, cluster, infrastructure, or Active Directory.

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Connection failed (DBNETLIB) ConnectionOpen (SECDoClientHandshake) SSL Security error.

The error “Test connection failed because of an error in initializing provider…” indicates SSL/TLS connection issues. Solutions involve SSL/TLS settings, certificates, and firewall/network checks.

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Understanding Distributed Transactions in SQL Server

Distributed transactions ensures data consistency across multiple databases. Discover how two-phase commit and MSDTC work together.

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The Perils of Massive Clustered Indexes on SQL Server with Limited RAM

Discover the performance risks of using multi-terabyte clustered indexes on SQL Server with only 256GB RAM and learn how to mitigate them.

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