Getting Database MaiL Profiles

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...

Preserving Data

Today Steve has a few comments on backups and your ability to get to a restore in the event of an issue with your provider.

A New Word: Gnossienne

gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private and mysterious inner life. One of the things I’ve learned throughout my life is that...

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...

Collecting Data Is Hard

The growth of AI systems might have another victim: our data itself.

The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools

Admin Rights for Everyone

Steve thinks administrator rights for too many people is a bad idea, but even when it's a limited group, he recommends some sort of governance.

RegEx Functions I

Using the SIGN() Function: #SQLNewBlogger

I was trolling the docs and noticed the SIGN() function. I have never written this in production code, but it is an interesting function. This post looks at where...