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title: The Coeo Blog | Roberto Marras
description: Roberto is a DBA in our managed services team
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## Roberto Marras

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Roberto is a DBA in our managed services team

### Recent Posts

## [Database in restoring state and single user mode? See why and how to resolve](https://blog.coeo.com/database-in-restoring-state-and-single-user-mode)

# **Background...**

We recently came across an interesting issue when performing some planned work for a client. In order to move the databases' data files to a different disk, we had to temporarily remove the databases from the availability group (AG) but had an issue when trying to join the secondary..

[![Roberto Marras](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/RobertoCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/database-in-restoring-state-and-single-user-mode)

[Roberto Marras](https://blog.coeo.com/author/roberto-marras) | June 02 , 2021 

<https://blog.coeo.com/database-in-restoring-state-and-single-user-mode>

## [Make the most out of your Azure Disks using Storage Pools](https://blog.coeo.com/make-the-most-out-of-your-azure-disks-using-storage-pools)

When should you use Storage Pools for your Windows VM in Azure?

If you are creating a SQL Sever failover cluster instance (FCI) in Azure, you can use Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) and configure Storage Pools to set-up the Cluster Storage.

The other main reason for using Storage Pools in Azure is **..**

[![Roberto Marras](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/RobertoCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/make-the-most-out-of-your-azure-disks-using-storage-pools)

[Roberto Marras](https://blog.coeo.com/author/roberto-marras) | July 15 , 2020 

<https://blog.coeo.com/make-the-most-out-of-your-azure-disks-using-storage-pools>

## [Cyber Security Monthly News – April 2019](https://blog.coeo.com/cyber-security-monthly-news-april-2019)

Security concerns have risen this month around the government’s controversial plan to allow Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, which is accused of being a gateway for China to spy on Western nations, [build the UK's 5G network](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48032286). Former defence secretary Gavin Williamson, who was sacked for disclosing..

[![Roberto Marras](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/RobertoCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/cyber-security-monthly-news-april-2019)

[Roberto Marras](https://blog.coeo.com/author/roberto-marras) | May 03 , 2019 

<https://blog.coeo.com/cyber-security-monthly-news-april-2019>

## [What is a SQL Server Deadlock?](https://blog.coeo.com/what-is-a-deadlock)

 In this blog post I will talk about a very common issue in SQL Server: deadlocks.

[![Roberto Marras](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/RobertoCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/what-is-a-deadlock)

[Roberto Marras](https://blog.coeo.com/author/roberto-marras) | April 23 , 2019 

<https://blog.coeo.com/what-is-a-deadlock>

## [Inside the Transaction Log file using fn\_dblog() and fn\_full\_dblog()](https://blog.coeo.com/inside-the-transaction-log-file)

In my previous blog post ([https://blog.coeo.com/the-real-difference-between-the-select-...-into-and-insert-...-select-statements](https://blog.coeo.com/the-real-difference-between-the-select-...-into-and-insert-...-select-statements)) I explored the difference between the ‘SELECT … INTO’ and ‘INSERT … SELECT’ and referenced the fn\_dblog() function as a tool that can be used to retrieve information..

[![Roberto Marras](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/RobertoCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/inside-the-transaction-log-file)

[Roberto Marras](https://blog.coeo.com/author/roberto-marras) | September 21 , 2018 

<https://blog.coeo.com/inside-the-transaction-log-file>

## [The (real) difference between the 'SELECT ... INTO' and 'INSERT ... SELECT' statements](https://blog.coeo.com/difference-between-select-into-and-insert-select)

In this blog post I will explore the difference between the ‘SELECT … INTO’ and ‘INSERT … SELECT’ statements. I recently moved some data for a customer to a brand-new table due to the bad design of the source table. First, I created the destination table and then I ran the ‘INSERT … SELECT’..

[![Roberto Marras](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/RobertoCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/difference-between-select-into-and-insert-select)

[Roberto Marras](https://blog.coeo.com/author/roberto-marras) | February 05 , 2018 

<https://blog.coeo.com/difference-between-select-into-and-insert-select>

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