Month: January 2020

You’re in a field. In front of you, there’s a white house. The door is boarded shut. The immediate challenge—investigate the house. The game—Zork I: The Great Underground Empire, a treasure-seeking adventure in which you’ll encounter monsters, a thief, and other interesting characters along the way. As a player of this text-based game, you string […]

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Introduction
Over time, we have seen multiple support tickets where the transport database “mail.que” file grows unexpectedly, which in turn causes various mail flow related issues. In this article, we will provide details about the transport database … Continue reading Transport database: understand, size and troubleshoot→

Today, we have been working on an important issue that our customer reported that during a data  import process, in this case, using a bacpac, took too much time. 
 
During the importing process we were checking the performance of the cl… Continue reading Lesson Learned #120: What is the impact of having an Indexed View during a data import process?→

Customer voices provide the best feedback and insights throughout the problem-solution lifecycle. And the outcome, with inquisitive ear, often inspires.
 
In this episode, Chris and I dig into three customer stories (Mott MacDonald, HAVI and Marks… Continue reading “One part solution, two parts inspiration” ? The Intrazone podcast→

Today, we have been working on an important issue that our customer reported that importing data, in this case, using a bacpac, took too much time. 
 
During the importing process we were checking the performance of the client machine and dat… Continue reading Lesson Learned #120: What is the impact having an Indexed View importing data?→

Introduction:
Do you want to know which checklist needs to be followed when you are working with Azure Database for MySQL? Please follow the below-given information to pro-actively and re-actively make your server better. If you are facing Performance … Continue reading Azure Database for MySQL – Checklist for Performance→

 
We’re excited to share today’s news announcing a strategic partnership between Microsoft and Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), which will accelerate LBG’s digital transformation. The partnership features “the development of Microsoft Managed Desktop … Continue reading Customer Spotlight: Lloyds Banking Group→

Want to get started with Azure Data Studio but don’t know where to begin?
In this video, Anna Hoffman shows you how to get connected to Azure SQL Database for the first time using Azure Data Studio.
 
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