An Introduction to SQL Triggers

Learn about SQL Server triggers and how to use them for inserts, updates, and deletes on a table, along with step-by-step examples.

New Flyway Course on Redgate University

Flyway Desktop is the newest way to automate database deployments. In this brand new course Kathi Kellenberger provides an overview of DevOps, including definitions, tools, and demos of some of the advanced features available in Flyway Desktop.

How to get IO statistics of SQL Server database files

This article shows how you can query your database files to get metadata about them and use that to get the reads, writes, and other IO statistics.

Refresh a Power BI Dataset using Microsoft Power Automate

Learn how to refresh a Power BI dataset by integrating Power Automate into the report.

Try Before You Commit in Flyway

Sometimes we want to check whether it is possible to run a Flyway migration without error, but not actually make the changes. We might just need to 'sanity test' the performance of a migration on the Staging server, for example. By using a placeholder 'switch' to trigger a SQL Exception, we can get Flyway to roll-back its transaction, and therefore the migration, on demand.

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SQL LIKE Statement for Various Text Patterns

In this article, we look at how to use SQL LIKE statement to find various text patterns contained within a set of text along with many different examples of how to use LIKE.

Convert UNIX Timestamps to DATE/TIMEs in SQL Server - Part#1

In Unix, a timestamp is a whole number that represents a date and time. Learn how we can convert those correctly in SQL Server.

Tutorial to Create a Power BI Report Using PostgreSQL

Learn how you can use PostgreSQL data in a Power BI report.

Build Your Own SQL Server Central Monitoring Solution with PowerShell

In this article, we look at how to use PowerShell scripts to query all of your SQL Server instances to build your own central monitoring solution.