An Azure VM with 8 KB Sector Size Can Break SQL Server
I ran into an odd Azure issue today and wanted to share it because I wish more people knew about it. A lot of the…
Tag: DBRE
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Get Your Money’s Worth from Your Read-Only Nodes with Round-Robin Routing
I was working on a four-node Availability Group migration and learned something new. Thanks to Brian Tanquary for showing me this trick. Without round-robin routing,…
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10 Things That Surprised Me About PostgreSQL
I’m learning PostgreSQL so I can support it. Everyone told me it was easy. Some even said it was better than SQL Server. Let’s just…
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Your Backup Job Succeeded. Your Backup Didn’t.
I keep seeing this problem. Jobs say success, but the backups are not usable.If backups are not your top priority, they should be. In many…
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The .gitignore List
This post exists for one reason, everyone should have a .gitignore if they are using GitHub. I tell you why and what it is here:…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Roadmaps for DBREs and DBAs
If you work in operations, whether you are a DBA, DBRE, SRE, or somewhere in between, you already know most work is urgent. Something always…
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The Ultimate Checklist for DBRE’s
Lately, I’ve been asked a lot about the path of a DBRE. What does the role look like? What do you need to know? How…
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Getting Started with Git and VS Code on Windows as a New DBRE
If you’re starting as a Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) or DBA, chances are your team uses Git to store its repositories. That means you’ll need…
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Git and VS Code Setup for New DBREs on Mac
If you’re starting as a Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) or DBA, chances are your team uses Git to store its repositories. That means you’ll need…
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From Reactive DBA to Proactive DBRE, Building Trust Through Reliability
Most DBAs start their careers in a firefighting mindset. I sure did. Systems go down, war rooms are daily, alerts blow up, and dashboards light…