Automate migration to SQL Managed Instance using Azure PowerShell and DbaTools

In Microsoft Azure, you can easily migrate your databases from SQL Server on-premises or Azure VMs to the fully-managed PaaS database service Azure SQL Database Managed Instance. In this post you will see how to create PowerShell scripts that auto… Continue reading Automate migration to SQL Managed Instance using Azure PowerShell and DbaTools

Increase data file size to improve HammerDB workload performance on General Purpose Managed Instance

The General Purpose tier of Managed Instance uses Azure Premium Storage to store database files. In Azure Premium Storage IO performance depends on the file size. Increasing file size might be an easy way to improve your performance. In this post you w… Continue reading Increase data file size to improve HammerDB workload performance on General Purpose Managed Instance

Track unauthorized backups on Azure SQL Database Managed Instance using Auditing

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance provides T-SQL surface area functionalities that are very  close to the SQL Server functional surface area. One of the SQL Server feature that is available in Managed Instance is taking the COPY_ONLY backups of … Continue reading Track unauthorized backups on Azure SQL Database Managed Instance using Auditing

Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18970 available now!

Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 18970 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 18970 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from developer section on Windows Insider. For feedback and […]

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