A fundamental skill for DBAs is to have a firm understanding of the SQL Server database engine's system databases. Tim Chapman discusses these system databases. A fundamental skill for DBAs is to have ...

So a thread I started a while back really got me questioning the basis from how we've configured our setup for disaster recovery, and I'm really starting to think it's flawed, or at least can be ...

At the Ignite conference today, Microsoft made a series of announcements about Azure databases. It announced a brand-new Azure database called HorizonDB, which is a fully managed PostgreSQL database ...

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Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. This article dives into the happens-before ...

Protecting databases using encryption is a basic data security best practice and a regulatory compliance requirement in many industries. Databases represent the hub of an information supply chain.

Pairing your on-prem SQL Server with a cloud-based instance for high availability has its challenges, but they can be overcome. Here’s how. The geographic distribution of cloud data centers makes it ...

SQL, or the structured query language, is a specialized programming language designed for working with databases. There are a few different variations of SQL from different organizations and projects, ...