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SQL Server Patching – server won’t start

At times, specific topics come together simultaneously. In this case, several emails were received from the Data Platform MVP distribution list, and various customer reports and suitable posts in other blogs were found on “how DatabaseMailUserRole stops your patching,” so a German contribution was made to this. It’s about a bug that has appeared in… … Read more

Azure Arc-enabled Data Services – Cloud Summit 2021

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak at the Cloud Summit, an international community event, about Azure Arc-enabled Data Services. Specifically, I focused on operating an Azure SQL Managed Instance in your data center. As I previously did at DataSaturday #14 in Oslo, I began my presentation by discussing the various options of Azure Arc…. … Read more

South Florida Data Geeks Saturday 2021

Exploring the Data Geeks Community in South Florida On a warm and inviting Saturday, I delivered another presentation, this time in beautiful South Florida, to the Data Geeks community. This event marked the eleventh year of their “SQL Saturday,” drawing around 700 in-person participants passionate about all things related to the Microsoft Data Platform. These… … Read more