Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate Monitor MCP Server. It took me a few tries, and some help from engineers to...
2026-08-24
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The Voice of the DBA
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to be data driven. Across my 18 years, I’ve had plenty of people use evidence from...
2026-08-21
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Accessing the Data API Builder MCP Server from VS Code
I recently started playing with the MCP Server for SQL Server, which is a part of the Data API Builder (DAB). I’m not sure why there wasn’t a separate...
2026-08-19
118 reads
The Fringe Festival
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with my wife. She came over to the UK with me for a quick trip. We...
2026-08-14
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Why Use TRY_PARSE(): #SQLNewBlogger
Someone asked why I would use TRY_PARSE after I posted a question at SQL Server Central: Getting the Average. Isn’t is slower? A fair question. This quick post looks...
2026-08-12
196 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #201: Temp Tables
This month we have a new host, which I am grateful for. So many people have stopped blogging that it’s a challenge to keep this going. Jeff Taylor has...
2026-08-11
118 reads
Don’t Fight with AI
I was recently trying to handle a simple task with a few AI tools to see how well things worked. I realized that AI isn’t great for everything and...
2026-08-10
407 reads
Car Update: August 2026
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to showcase a few things I’ve learned about my cars since the last one. In this...
2026-08-07
158 reads
TRY_PARSE Limitations: #SQLNewBlogger
I got a notification from a question I’d posted at SQL Server Central: Getting the Average. A user had posted their repro didn’t work, with no real comment. As...
2026-08-21 (first published: 2026-08-05)
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Monday Monitor Tips: The MCP Server
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, and pressing on our Redgate Monitor team to add one to their system. They did, started adding tools,...
2026-08-14 (first published: 2026-08-03)
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T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
By ReviewMyDB
The T-SQL Tuesday #201 round-up: nine bloggers on whether temp tables are a friend...
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
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RegEx Functions I
Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?
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