SQL Azure became Azure SQL Database. What carried over, what you give up, what you stop having to do, and how to check whether your code would move.
SQL SERVER – Copy Database from Instance to Another Instance – Copy Paste in SQL Server
How to copy database from instance to another instance with the Copy Database Wizard, and automate it through SSIS and a SQL Server Agent job.
What Is SQL Azure? Azure SQL Database Explained
Understand SQL Azure and Azure SQL Database. Compare managed databases, Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure VMs by their roles.
SQL SERVER – Running SSIS Package in Scheduled Job
How to run an SSIS package on a schedule with a SQL Server Agent job, step by step, after my earlier post on running it from the command line.
Row-Level Security for Reports
Use SQL Server row-level security for reports with predicate functions and SESSION_CONTEXT, and test every identity boundary.
geometry STAsText: Z and M Values Need a Different Export
geometry STAsText returns spatial text without the Z and M values carried by an instance. I compare it with ToString using two points. Identical XY text can hide a difference in the original payload.
SQL SERVER – Connecting to Server Using Windows Authentication by SQLCMD
Windows Authentication by SQLCMD uses the current Windows identity with -E. It does not need a Windows password in the command.