Guy and Eitan discuss several very interesting new features recently announced by Microsoft.

Relevant links for more info:

• Stop defragmenting and start living: introducing auto index compaction | Microsoft Community Hub
• Automatic Index Compaction - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn
• Database DevOps (preview) in SSMS 22.4.1 | Microsoft Community Hub
• Manage SQL database schemas in VS Code: Publish dialog and item templates - Azure SQL Dev Corner
• Publish SQL Database Projects from Visual Studio Code - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn
• SQL code analysis in VS Code: Configure rules without editing your project file - Azure SQL Dev Corner
• SQL Projects Roadmap - DacFx Wiki
• Author Custom Code Analysis Rules - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn

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)