A client of Health Check, recently send me an email after reading best practices. Why Renaming distributor_admin Bad Idea.
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Question: What is the Transactional Replication Supported Version Matrix?
The rules for the supported versions are pretty simple and clearly written.
SharePlex – Efficient and High Performance Replication from Oracle to Kafka
Ask a DBA what stops their dream setup: budget first, then a good tool. Here is how SharePlex replicates data from Oracle to Kafka quickly and efficiently.
SQL SERVER – How to Fix log_reuse_wait_desc – AVAILABILITY_REPLICA?
A client’s database always showed AVAILABILITY_REPLICA in log_reuse_wait_desc of sys.databases. After quick research, here is what it means and how to fix it.
SQL SERVER – Scripts to Overview HADR / AlwaysOn Local Replica Server
SQL Server expert Dominic Wirth shares a script that gives a utilization overview of the local AlwaysOn replica server: database count and size, by role and group.


