Mohammed Moinudheen

Mohammed Moinudheen is a SQL Server DBA with over 6 years experience managing production databases for a few Fortune 500 companies.

Mohammed has been a SQL Server DBA since 2005 and has had the opportunity to work on different versions of SQL Server starting from SQL Server 2000 with exposure to Sybase as well. He is based in Wellington, New Zealand and works at Datacom Systems Ltd, as a SQL Database Administrator. He can be reached at: [email protected].

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Availability Groups	SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups Using an Azure Template
Azure	Access SQL Server instance on Azure VM using local copy of Management Studio
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Azure	Auto Scaling Azure SQL DB using Automation runbooks
Azure	Azure Soft Delete Option for Blob Storage to Recover Deleted Files
Azure	Azure Storage Explorer Overview
Azure	Configure Service Health Alerts using Azure Service Health - Part 2
Azure	Data Migration Assistant (DMA) to Check for SQL Server Compatibility Issues when Migrating to Azure
Azure	Execute Recurring Deletes on Azure SQL DB using Elastic Job Agents
Azure	Locking Resources in Azure with Read Only or Delete Locks
Azure	Manage TDE Keys On Premises with SQL Data Files Stored in Azure
Azure	Migrate Azure SQL DB from DTU to vCore Based Purchasing Model
Azure	Monitor Azure Resources with Azure Monitor
Azure	Monitoring Azure Health Status Using Azure Portal - Part 1
Azure	Options to Perform backup of Azure SQL Database – Part 1
Azure	Redeploy Azure Windows VM
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Azure	Simplify Your Azure Bill by Resource Group
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Azure	Use Data Migration Assistant (DMA) to migrate on-premises SQL Server database to Azure
Azure	Using Azure Quickstart Templates
Azure	Using the Microsoft Azure Mobile app for remote administration
Azure Backup and Restore	Azure Recovery Services Vault to Backup File Shares
Azure Backup and Restore	Azure VM Backup File Restore
Azure Backup and Restore	Backup SQL Server Databases using Azure Backup - Part 1
Azure Backup and Restore	Options to backup SQL Server databases on Azure SQL VMs
Azure Backup and Restore	Perform on-premises SQL Server database backups using maintenance plans to Azure Blob Storage
Azure Backup and Restore	Restore an Azure SQL Database from one server to another server
Azure Backup and Restore	Restore an Azure SQL VM using Recovery Services Vault
Azure Backup and Restore	Restore File Shares using Azure Recovery Services Vault
Azure Backup and Restore	Restore SQL Server Databases on Azure VM (IaaS) using Azure Backup - Part 2
Azure Data Studio	Azure Data Studio SQL Server Profiler Extension
Azure Data Studio	Popular extensions available on Azure Data Studio
Azure SQL Database	Azure SQL Database TDE Customer Managed Keys
Azure SQL Database	Change collation of an Azure SQL database by hacking the BACPAC file
Azure SQL Database	Determine correct Azure SQL DB SKU before migrating on premise SQL Server database
Azure SQL Database	How to change an Azure SQL Database Collation
Azure SQL Database	Migrate database to Azure SQL Database using SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor
Azure SQL Database	Options to Export of Azure SQL Database – Part 2
Azure SQL Database	Options to migrate on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database	Recover Deleted TDE Key for Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database	Using the Data Migration Assistant (DMA) tool to migrate from SQL Server to Azure SQL database
Backup	SQL Server File Snapshot Backups
Database Administration	Move data between SQL Server database filegroups
Database Administration	Using SQL Server Discovery Tool to list installed components
Database Mail	Setup SQL Server Database Mail to use a Gmail, Hotmail, or Outlook account
Database Mirroring	Configure a SQL Server Database using Transparent Data Encryption and Database Mirroring
Database Mirroring	Fixing SQL Server Database Mirroring Expired Certificates
In Memory OLTP	Comparison of AMR Data Collection and Reports in SQL 2016 and SQL 2014
In Memory OLTP	SQL Server Memory Optimization Advisor to Migrate to In-Memory OLTP
In Memory OLTP	SQL Server Stored Procedure Native Compilation Advisor
In Memory OLTP	Using In-Memory OLTP migration checklists in SQL Server 2016
Indexing	SQL Server Clustered Index Fragmentation on GUID Columns
Log Shipping	Cleanup SQL Server Log Shipping Alerts After Failover
Log Shipping	Faster Way to Resync Log Shipped SQL Server Database After Restore Failure
Log Shipping	Steps to rollback database changes without impacting SQL Server Log Shipping
Professional Development Career	Google Trends for SQL Server Cloud Adoption
Professional Development Skills Development	The all new Microsoft Learn for Azure, SQL Server and more
Replication	Can a published SQL Server database be renamed
Replication	Determine data latency between Publisher and Subscriber in SQL Server Transactional Replication
Replication	Initialize SQL Server replication using a database backup
Replication	Limit snapshot size when adding new article to SQL Server replication
Replication	Moving database files for a replicated SQL Server database
Replication	Options to not replicate SQL Server DELETE commands
Replication	Options to reinitialize subscriptions in SQL Server replication
Replication	Role of the Immediate Sync Option for SQL Server Replication
Replication	Space Impact of Replication Snapshot Agent Job in SQL Server
Replication	Steps to Rename a Subscriber Database for SQL Server Transactional Replication
Replication	Understanding Retention Periods for SQL Server Transactional Replication
Restore	How to restore a SQL Server database to another server after disabling TDE
Restore	Restore SQL Server databases using File Snapshot Backups
Restore	Restore TDE Enabled Azure SQL DB to On-Premises Server
SQL Server 2016	ColumnStore Index Recommendations using SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor
SQL Server on Linux	Quickly setup SQL Server on Linux using an Azure SQL Server VM template
Testing	Getting real time lab exposure to test latest SQL Server features
Testing	Getting real time SQL Server lab exposure to test new features
Testing	Using Microsoft Hands-On labs to get hands-on cloud experience for free

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