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Asynchronous Replication of Snapshots from an ActiveCluster Pod to a Third Array original ↗

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EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!original ↗

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Using Claude Code as a Database SRE Agent with the Everpure Fusion MCP Server original ↗

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Microsoft MVP 2026: Ten Years on the Data Platform original ↗

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Crash-Consistent MongoDB Snapshot and Restore with Everpure Fusion original ↗

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Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition original ↗

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Reading SQL Server File Headers with DBCC FILEHEADER original ↗

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Introducing the SQL Server on Kubernetes Operator original ↗

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NVMe vs PVSCSI: Real-World Performance Testing for SQL Server Workloads on VMware original ↗

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Getting SQL Server 2025 RTM Running in Containers on macOS original ↗

26 Nov 2025

App-Consistent MongoDB Snapshots Across Multiple Pure Storage FlashArrays original ↗

23 Nov 2025

Build a Snapshot Backup Catalog in Pure Storage - The SQL Server 2022 Edition original ↗

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Setting up SQL Server S3 Object Storage Integration using MinIO with Docker Compose (Updated for SQL Server 2025)original ↗

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Scaling SQL Server 2025 Vector Search with Load-Balanced Ollama Embeddings original ↗

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Automated SQL Server Benchmarking with HammerDB and Docker: A Complete Testing Framework original ↗

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Managing Enterprise Storage with Pure Storage Fusion in PowerShell - Building Storage Tiers original ↗

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Managing Enterprise Storage with Pure Storage Fusion in PowerShell original ↗

14 Aug 2025

Microsoft MVP 2025: Continuing the Data Platform Journey original ↗

11 Jul 2025

Build a Snapshot Backup Catalog in Pure Storage with SQL Server 2025’s Native REST API original ↗

27 Jun 2025

Monitoring SQL Server Performance with the Pure Storage FlashArray OpenMetrics Exporter original ↗

26 Jun 2025

SQL Server 2025: Using ZSTD Compression for SQL Server Backups original ↗

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T-SQL REST API Integration in SQL Server 2025: Streamlining T-SQL Snapshot Backups original ↗

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SQL Server 2025: Enterprise AI Without the Learning Curve original ↗

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Using a Local Large Language Model (LLM): Interacting with Local LLMs Using PowerShell original ↗

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Using a Local Large Language Model (LLM): Running Ollama on Your Laptop original ↗

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Using T-SQL Snapshot Backup - Seeding Availability Groups original ↗

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Monitoring with the Pure Storage FlashArray OpenMetrics Exporter original ↗

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Using T-SQL Snapshot Backup - Multi-Array Database Snapshots original ↗

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Introducing SQL Server 2025 - Enterprise Ready AI original ↗

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Using T-SQL Snapshot Backup - Point in Time Recovery - Azure Edition original ↗

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Using T-SQL Snapshot Backup - Are Snapshots Backups?original ↗

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29 Apr 2024

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12 Mar 2024

New Pluralsight Course - Certified Kubernetes Administrator - Kubernetes Foundations original ↗

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Understanding I/O Freeze in SQL Server 2022's TSQL Snapshot Backups original ↗

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Using the Pure Storage PowerShellSDK2 - Part 2 - Working With Data original ↗

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Using the Pure Storage PowerShellSDK2 - Part 1 - Connecting to FlashArray original ↗

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Pure Storage Links original ↗

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Writing a Hello World Go Container Web Application original ↗

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New Pluralsight Course – Securing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Clusters original ↗

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26 Jan 2023

Running SQL Server on Apple Silicon - Updated original ↗

22 Jan 2023

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Pre-Conference Workshop and Sessions at PASS Summit original ↗

16 Oct 2022

Setting up MinIO for SQL Server 2022 s3 Object Storage Integration original ↗

10 Jun 2022

Backing up to s3 Compatible Object Storage with SQL Server original ↗

6 Jun 2022

New Pluralsight Course – Deploying and Managing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Networking original ↗

31 May 2022

Seeding an Availability Group Replica from Snapshot original ↗

26 May 2022

Updated Pluralsight Course – Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Security original ↗

9 May 2022

Updated Pluralsight Course – Maintaining, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Kubernetes original ↗

9 May 2022

Published Azure Arc-Enabled Data Services Revealed - Second Edition original ↗

26 Feb 2022

s5cmd Authentication Using Environment Variables original ↗

24 Feb 2022

I'm Speaking at SQLBits 2022!original ↗

4 Feb 2022

Updated Pluralsight Course – Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling original ↗

11 Jan 2022

2021

Understanding SQL Server IO Size original ↗

10 Dec 2021

Configure SQL Server on Linux for Active Directory Authentication original ↗

1 Dec 2021

Updated Pluralsight Course – Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Networking, Services, and Ingress original ↗

20 Oct 2021

SQL Server on Physical Machine Best Practices original ↗

8 Oct 2021

Measuring SQL Server File Latency original ↗

6 Oct 2021

Best Practices for SQL Server on VMware - Distilled original ↗

29 Sept 2021

Setting Permissions on Files Inside a Container for SQL Server original ↗

25 Sept 2021

My Desktop Setup - Updated original ↗

17 Sept 2021

Pure Storage Flasharray SQL Server Snapshot Torture...You Kinda Asked for This original ↗

15 Sept 2021

Updated Pluralsight Course – Managing Kubernetes Controllers and Deployments original ↗

14 Sept 2021

Setting Trace Flags and Configuring SQL Server in Kubernetes original ↗

12 Sept 2021

Setting Trace Flags and Configuring SQL Server Containers original ↗

12 Sept 2021

Publications original ↗

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SQL Server on Kubernetes Book Published!original ↗

4 Aug 2021

Container Limits and SQL Server original ↗

25 Jul 2021

T-SQL Tuesday #140 Wrap up: What have you been up to with containers?original ↗

17 Jul 2021

T-SQL Tuesday #140: What have you been up to with containers?original ↗

7 Jul 2021

A New Road Ahead…original ↗

22 May 2021

Testing for Specific Versions of TLS Protocols Using curl original ↗

20 May 2021

Updated Pluralsight Course – Managing the Kubernetes API Server and Pods original ↗

11 May 2021

Updated Pluralsight Course – Kubernetes Installation and Configuration Fundamentals original ↗

1 Mar 2021

Published Azure Arc-Enabled Data Services Revealed original ↗

5 Feb 2021

Getting SQL Agent Jobs and Job Steps Configuration original ↗

3 Feb 2021

2020

Kubernetes Precon at DPS original ↗

21 Nov 2020

Announcing EightKB 2021 original ↗

19 Nov 2020

Persistent Server Name Metadata When Deploying SQL Server in Kubernetes original ↗

31 Oct 2020

Pre-Conference Workshop and Sessions at PASS Summit original ↗

22 Oct 2020