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Export Azure SQL DB to Storage
Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash After a data migration, we needed to decommission the old Azure SQL DBs, but we wanted to keep a copy in case we needed anything later. Enter exporting an Azure SQL DB...
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Modifying sp_QuickieStore Returned Column Order
I love QuickieStore, but I wanted some columns to be at the front end of the results returned. Namely, I wanted top_waits, query_sql_text, and query_plan right after database name. This way I don’t...
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Terraform Elastic Jobs
I did a couple of other posts on Elastic Jobs. How to set them up manually: https://sqlkitty.com/elastic-jobs-azure-sql-db/. Use this link to better understand how Elastic Jobs goes together. It will...
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Using Managed Identities with Azure SQL DB
Photo by George Prentzas on Unsplash We are trying to get apps and users off of using SQL accounts to access the Azure SQL DBs where I work. To make our lives easier, we are implementing managed...
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Data (and Humans) At Rest
Photo by Aleksandar Cvetanovic on Unsplash We talk a lot about data in the data world – imagine that! Sometimes, we talk about data at rest, but when do we all rest? Do we even rest as much as our...
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Migrate Your Azure Data Studio Connection List
I wanted to migrate some connections without recreating them and wondered how to do that in Azure Data Studio. It turns out to be easy. I post about whatever I’m working on, and here’s a short one for...
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Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server and Entra Groups
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/postgresql/flexible-server/overview My company is moving from an Azure PostgreSQL single server to a flexible server. We want to set up managed...
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Dumping and Restoring Azure PostgreSQL Databases
I wanted to test a migration of Azure PostgreSQL from simple to flexible. I wanted a simple db to restore onto my single server. I may not have needed to do this, but I was then curious how one would...
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Migrate to Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server
Photo by Nicole Geri on Unsplash I need to migrate from a single server to a flex server. Instead of doing a dump and restore, I’m going to try out the migration service that Azure provides. Table of...
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T-SQL Tuesday #180: Good enough is perfect
Image by Tero from Pixabay How can you achieve good enough without compromising the process/product? In the world of database technology, striving for perfection is a double-edged sword. While high...
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