SQL Server Agent Stuck With No History

Issue: SQL Server Agent jobs stuck in running state. No errors and no history. When trying to view history displayed error “Cannot display activity data”. SQL Server Agent Error Logs displays error message… Message: [298] SQLServer Error: 53, A network-related or instance-specific error has occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. Server is not... » read more

Look for Deleted records in Log File

Look for deleted records in transaction log file. There is an undocumented function called fn_dblog which enables you to read data from your transaction log which contains very informative data about things that are happening in your database.  The function fn_dblog requires a beginning LSN and ending LSN for a transaction.  NULL is the default for this... » read more

Sample Azure SQL Price

Plan DTUs ($1.50/DTU) Data Max Size Price Basic 5 2 GB $4.99/month Standard 10 250 GB $15.00/month Standard 20 250 GB $30.00/month Can adjust plan anytime. Service tiers in the DTU-based purchase model are differentiated by a range of compute sizes with a fixed amount of included storage, fixed retention period for backups, and fixed... » read more