The Subtle Differences Between COALESCE and ISNULL
See how ISNULL and COALESCE behave in different situations and ensure you know which one to pick when.
Upgrading Your OS
Windows 7 support is ending, but Microsoft doesn't have a good plan for home users. Steve notes that the OS upgrade treadmill ought to come to an end soon.
The State of the Database Landscape in 2025: Insights and trends
How are you navigating the database landscape? Our latest report sheds light on the current state of database management and offers valuable insights into how organizations can navigate and simplify the growing complexities of the database landscape.
Using the Default Trace in SQL Server
I have heard of the default trace in SQL Server. I know it’s on by default, but I don’t know how to use it. What can I do with the default trace?
Database First or Application First
Today Steve is wondering how you approach coordinating application and database changes. Share which one you deploy first.
Metadata Driven Pipelines (Full Load): The Fabric Modern Data Platform
Learn how you can create a full data load process in Fabric.
Navigating Your Test Data Challenges: Insights and Solutions
Join Redgate on May 1st for an insightful webinar cohosted with analyst firm, Bloor Research, featuring independent Senior Analyst Daniel Howard and Redgate's Steve Jones. Discover the biggest test data challenges, the latest approaches like AI synthetic data generation, and how effective test data management can benefit your entire organization. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable insights and solutions.
Securing the DevOps Pipeline Part 1: Tools and Strategies for Safer Deployments
DevOps has transformed software delivery, but with rapid deployments come increased security risks. As a DevOps engineer, I’ve seen firsthand how small security oversights can lead to major vulnerabilities.
Creating a Date Dimension (Calendar Table) in SQL Server
Learn how to create and populate a Date Dimension table in SQL Server
Blogs
A New Word: Immerensis
By Steve Jones
immerensis – n. the maddening inability to understand the reasons why someone loves you...
Deploy a Dockerized Python TODO App to Azure Container Apps Using Pulumi and Azure Key Vault
In this post, I will guide you on how to deploy a dockerized simple...
Using a Local Large Language Model (LLM): Running Ollama on Your Laptop
You can now run powerful LLMs like Llama 3.1 directly on your laptop using...
Forums
mysql query timeout upped but job still fails about same number of minutes in
hi, i changed my mysql based linked server's timeout to N'600' instead of N'0'...
Somebody realized to configure Cluster-Aware updating on VMWare nodes
Creating an Windows Server Fail-over Clusters with two SQL server 2022 and a File...
is it cache or something else
hi a few days ago i narrowed down the cause of a new problem...
Question of the Day
SQL Server Collations
At what levels can we set the collation in SQL Server 2022?
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