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SQL Server 2016 Updated Privacy Statement

August 21, 2018April 13, 2017 by Thomas LaRock
SQL Server 2016 Updated Privacy Statement

I want to help clear up any confusion around how SQL Server collects, stores, and uses data. I have some thoughts I want to share regarding the updated statement as well as the End User License Agreement (EULA).

Categories Data Security and Privacy, Featured, MSSQL, SQL Azure, SQL MVP Tags Data, privacy, sql server, telemetry 3 Comments

HOW TO: Solve General SQL Server Connectivity Issues

March 2, 2017 by Thomas LaRock
SQL Server Connectivity

Recently, Microsoft published a page for solving general SQL Server connectivity issues. This page is perfect for you or anyone you know that has suffered from one of the following error messages in the past.

Categories MSSQL, SQL MVP, SQL Server Performance Tags connections, Error, sql server 8 Comments

SQL Server Identity Values Check on GitHub

December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 by Thomas LaRock

Last year I blogged about a script that Karen López (blog | @datachick) and I wrote together to help you determine if you were running out of identity values.

Categories Database Design, MSSQL, SQL MVP, SQL Server Performance Tags identity values, sql server 2 Comments

Using Non-default Ports for SQL Server

December 14, 2016 by Thomas LaRock
Configuring SQL Server like a Microsoft Certified Master

The contentious issue here is the use of a non-default port for SQL Server.

Categories Data Security and Privacy, MSSQL, SQL MVP Tags Data, default port, security, sql server 18 Comments

Installing SQL Server vNext on Red Hat Enterprise Linux in Azure

November 18, 2016 by Thomas LaRock
SQL Server vNext on Linux

Today I wanted to help walk you through how to be up and running with SQL Server on Linux so that you can kick the tires on this version yourself.

Categories MSSQL, SQL Azure, SQL MVP Tags Linux, Red Hat Enterprise, sql server, SSMS, v.Next, VS Code 4 Comments

Crosstown Traffic and the Future of Monitoring

November 2, 2016 by Thomas LaRock

When it comes to monitoring data, the are only five possible resource bottlenecks (disk, memory, cpu, network, locking/blocking).

Categories MSSQL, SQL MVP, SQL Server Performance Tags bottlenecks, monitoring, resource, sql server Leave a comment
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