Guy and Eitan talk about Erik Darling's new monitoring app, which reminds us of similar tools we had experience with long ago.

And, again, it's time to talk about AI. Specifically, a side-effect of it called "The Liar's Dividend".

Relevant links for more information:

• Free SQL Server Performance Monitor App by Erik Darling - Brent Ozar Unlimited®
• Free SQL Server Performance Monitoring | Darling Data
• The Liar's Dividend - When Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted - Eitan Blumin's blog
• Dear Copilot, can you help me with SQL? - Azure SQL Dev Corner
• Public Preview - Data Virtualization for Azure SQL Database | Microsoft Community Hub

Looks like it's that time of the year again, to face the impending death of the DBA role!

Or... Is it?

Guy and Eitan discuss the topic and raise several interesting points you should listen to.

Relevant links:

• sqlfingers.com: Death of the DBA (Again) (Reddit thread)

In this year's first episode of the new year, Guy and Eitan discuss the new Next-gen General Purpose tier of Azure SQL Managed Instance, which is now GA. They also discuss a few interesting customer stories, how they were resolved, and how they're not actually SQL Server's fault.

Relevant links:

• Generally Available: Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-gen General Purpose | Microsoft Community Hub
• The Bitmap Index query plan operator
• SQL Server on VMware best practices guide
• How to Save Money on Your SQL Server Hardware