SWAG Saves the Day

PASS Summit East is in one week. I was on the road last week in the UK and then Houston for the Houston AI-lytics event. I had been a...

Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop

I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep things clean and smooth in case I need to rebuild things, I’ve gone with containers....

Half of All Engineers

Will AI replace half of all engineers?

How Long is a Long I/O?

Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger

I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks at how the proc works. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves...

JSON_OBJECTAGG is an Aggregate: #SQLNewBlogger

I wrote an article recently on the JSON_OBJECTAGG function, but neglected to include an example of why it can behave weirdly. This post looks at something you might not...

Monday Monitor Tips: Oracle Custom Metrics

One of the popular features of Redgate Monitor has been the ability to add custom mertics for various purposes. This has been popular, and along with our curated list...

Multiple Sequence Values

Other IDEs

This editorial was originally published on Jun 17, 2020. It is being republished as Steve is out of town. Let us know if you've changed your SQL IDEs since then. Most of us use SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) to manage our SQL Server instances or to write database code. However, Microsoft does give us […]

Questions and Answers from Running a Local LLM

I had a few random questions from my Running a Local LLM on Your Laptop session at the Houston AI-lytics 2026 event last week, so this post looks at...