What’s New Type BlogEvents & Workshops Lakebase Explained: Why Databricks Is Blending OLTP, Analytics and AI and What That Means for Your Architecture A breakdown of Databricks Lakebase, what it does, where it fits and when it makes sense to converge transactional, analytical and AI workloads. The 5 Stages of Data Engineering Grief AI is reshaping what it means to be a developer SQL Server Indexing 101: Why Everything Feels So Slow This post explains how the right indexing choices can dramatically improve performance and why small fixes make such a big difference. CosmosDB vs SQL Server – Which is the right option for your data? Understanding your data, workload, and cost trade-offs so you can use the right tool for your organisation. Azure Pricing in Interesting Times Azure pricing isn’t only driven by usage and reservations; currency exchange rates can cause unexpected cost swings, even when nothing in your platform has changed. Agentic AI in Data Engineering Is agentic AI the key to better data engineering at scale, or a fast track to inconsistency? Beyond Managed Databases: Why Holiday and Sickness Cover Actually Matters When your databases run 24/7, support can’t stop for holidays or sickness. The Evolution of Monitoring How one client incident inspired Coeo to enhance proactive monitoring and early detection SQL Server’s Hidden LOB Limit: Why max text repl size Breaks CDC (and How to Fix It) If your MERGE/update fails with a “replicated LOB data” error and you’re not using replication, it may actually be due to CDC. Christmas Gifts! Free tools to help you and SQL Server get on better in 2026 A selection of Martyn’s favourite free tools and where to find them. Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Customer-Managed Keys (CMK) or Service Master Keys (SMK) in Azure SQL A quick guide to how TDE works in Azure SQL and when to choose Service-Managed or Customer-Managed encryption keys. Making Sense of Your Data: Why Microsoft Purview Really Matters Microsoft Purview gives you the clarity and control you need over your data, read on to see why it matters for your organisation. Posts pagination 1 2 … 7 >>
