In the fast-paced world of database administration, few things are as frustrating as a SQL Server instance that’s unresponsive or locked up under heavy load. As a DBA, I’ve been there, staring at a ...

After a friend spent many hours searching for AdventureWorks2022 BACPAC files for a recent project, they discovered what many of you have probably already encountered: they simply weren't readily ...

This repository is a read-only mirror, published from Databricks' internal repository with each release. Pull requests are reviewed here but merged internally (see CONTRIBUTING.md). The Databricks SDK ...

Below is a cheat sheet for creating SQL Server client connection strings and finding them in common configuration files. Connecting to instances by name, forcing a named pipes connection.

The latest version has reached general availability a few months after the release of v18.4. It brings a bunch of new features and general bug fixes, along with more specific improvements. In November ...

Data Classification Added support for sensitivity rank in Data Classification. Hyperscale Added support for “Import Data-Tier Application” (.bacpac) to SQL Azure HyperScale. This change adds missing ...

Occasionally, SSMS closes MFA query editor connections with no outstanding transactions. A simple way to repro this is as follows: Open a New Query window in SSMS Connect to Azure SQL DB with MFA ...