Backup On-Premises SQL Server Databases to Azure Storage
SQL Server has supported backing up directly to Azure Blob Storage since SQL Server 2012 SP1 CU2....
dbcc checkdb
Almost every one of my customers is running a backup of their databases (you would be surprised if...
Gartner Magic Quadrant - Visual Analysis
Modern BI tools can be used for more than just adding numbers. The best of the tools can really...
Change Data Capture (CDC) in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
SQL Server introduced dedicated SSIS components for working with Change Data Capture (CDC), making...
New string conversion functions
SQL Server 2012 contains two new string conversion functions. PARSE and TRY_PARSE. These two...
