<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Database Consulting, LLC - Jeff Taylor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staying on the front lines of technology, database consulting, performance tuning, and database modernization. I Help Businesses Increase Performance ]]></description><link>https://www.jefftaylor.io/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:07:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jefftaylor.io/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[SQL Server 2025 Backup Compression and Restore Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[SQL Server 2025 In my previous blog post, we briefly covered the new compression being introduced in SQL Server 2025. 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When local data centers were the primary source...]]></description><link>https://www.jefftaylor.io/post/cloud-provider-outage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684b2c1b27a8bd11cba9de37</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:53:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/933d06_3345b1dd5d4a4fe6909d3474dbbb102b~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_640,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Taylor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Started with SQL Server 2025 Public Preview: A Step-by-Step Installation Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[A step-by-step guide to installing SQL Server 2025 Private Preview.]]></description><link>https://www.jefftaylor.io/post/getting-started-with-sql-server-2025-public-preview-a-step-by-step-installation-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68312f9d53064531dde42e69</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 05:01:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/933d06_2a365820b6a640eab1442ab0db765944~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Taylor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uninstall PolyBase from SQL Server]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have SQL Server 2019 or SQL Server 2022 installed with PolyBase and you try to install SQL Server 2025, it will fail during...]]></description><link>https://www.jefftaylor.io/post/uninstall-polybase-from-sql-server</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68313f45905d5dd1ac0c97cf</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 04:49:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/933d06_99e258f39e404365a63f8e2bc66abe07~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Taylor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SQL Server Autogrowth Settings Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, I want to discuss a topic that has been a bit of a headache for database administrators and consultants: the changes to SQL...]]></description><link>https://www.jefftaylor.io/post/sql-server-autogrowth-settings-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6740c6b0357fd0625bf9e68c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 18:37:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/933d06_99e258f39e404365a63f8e2bc66abe07~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Taylor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testing Microsoft Fabric - Part 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[After several discussions with the Microsoft team and chatting with Sunil Sabat about the testing I was conducting, the conclusion was...]]></description><link>https://www.jefftaylor.io/post/testing-microsoft-fabric-part-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">673c118160ac661a6a4cb2a2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2024 05:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/933d06_5a73ca1dd8c94a3b8b6375f5726e900a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Taylor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testing Microsoft Fabric - Part 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sorry to disappoint you. In this post, we won't test Microsoft Fabric directly. 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Identifying the grain is one of the most important parts of having a quality data...]]></description><link>https://www.jefftaylor.io/post/how-to-identify-the-grain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64dc0f82dad83f399fc1d082</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:46:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/933d06_b5b9bbcbc64040e79b82505e8c13d2b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Taylor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disable Activity is Finally Available in Azure Data Factory!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I first used Azure Data Factory, I looked for the 'disable' option on an activity, and it wasn't there! 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