Trace Flag 1448 – Lessons from a Technical Interview

In SQL Server environments where transactional replication runs alongside Always On Availability Groups (AGs), DBAs sometimes face a frustrating scenario: replication stalls when a secondary replica or subscriber is offline for maintenance, patching, or unexpected downtime. By default, SQL Server’s Log Reader Agent is cautious. It only marks transactions as ready for replication once they Read More …

How to Install DBeaver and Connect to a PostgreSQL Instance

Whether you’re a seasoned DBA or just exploring database tools, DBeaver offers a powerful, cross-platform GUI for interacting with PostgreSQL and many other databases. As a continuation of the previous blog post on installing PostgreSQL, this guide will walk through installing DBeaver and setting up a connection to the PostgreSQL instance we created.   Step Read More …