SQL ConstantCare

One of the fun things about building SQL ConstantCare® as a cloud-based service is that we can iterate fast, making improvements based on the data we find. We can assess the population as a whole, figure out what people are doing well, and look more closely at the rules they’re struggling with. What checks are…

I bet, dear reader, that this is the post you’ve been really curious about in my behind-the-scenes posts. Back in the post about the data we collect, you may remember that our initial goal was to analyze high-priority issues like missing backups or corruption check, priority boost on, offline NUMA nodes, etc. To do that,…

One of my favorite things about my job is being able to take the pulse of how real companies are managing their databases. I don’t wanna be locked in an ivory tower, preaching down to you, dear reader, about how you should be doing five million things a day – when in reality, you’re struggling…

When you wanna build something, how early do you let the public in? Where do you draw the lines with the features you absolutely have to have – versus the stuff you just want? Code is never really done. The lines are so blurry these days with labels like Alpha, Beta, Private Preview, Public Preview,…

Next up in my series of behind-the-scenes posts about our new SQL ConstantCare®, let’s talk about the kinds of SQL Server diagnostic data we’re gathering, why, and what data we’re steering clear of for now. (Psst – read through to the end for a huge, crazy discount today, too.) We – you and I – are…

Our new SQL ConstantCare® is our first paid online service – it tells you what you should do next on your SQL Servers. I’ve written about the vision and the architecture design, and this week I’m continuing to share the behind-the-scenes planning. When you buy it, how exactly should we charge you? There’s a few options: Priced…

We’re starting to roll out a new product, SQL ConstantCare®, and now that we’ve got over 50 customers, it’s time to start sharing some behind-the-scenes details about what we’ve built. Over the next several Mondays, I’ll be writing about the decisions we made along the way – architecture, packaging, pricing, support, and more. Lemme start…