You’ve read the State of SQL Server Monitoring Report and you’ve decided you need a SQL Server monitoring tool to cover your estate fully. Now you just need to convince your boss to get on board. Read our blog to find out how to do it.
2019-08-13
Learn some of the basics of using Dynamic SQL in a short series of videos.
2019-08-12
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Wednesday August 21 16.00-17.00 BST/ 10.00-11.00 Central - SQL Clone enables dev, test and CI environments to be created and refreshed in seconds, on demand or through self-service, with the latest copy of production data, masked for compliance.
2019-08-12
In this weeks Simple Talk editorial Kathi Kellenberger discusses how to measure the performance of a development team and why you should always make sure you are measuring the right thing, not just the easy thing.
2019-08-12
A major priority in our industry today is protecting and tracking sensitive data. See how you can utilize SQL Server Extended Properties to do just that.
2019-08-09 (first published: 2017-11-27)
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Redgate’s SQL Monitor was named the most popular third-party monitoring tool in this year's State of SQL Server Monitoring Report. Find out exactly what SQL Monitor can save you and your company with the ROI calculator.
2019-08-09
In this tip we look various map visualizations like Bubble, Shape and Filled Map visualizations you can use with Power BI.
2019-08-09
With origins from the world of “Submarine ‘Dolphin’ Qualification” questions, an “Oolie” is a difficult question to answer, or the knowledge or fact needed to answer such a question, that may or may not pertain to one's duties but tests one's knowledge of a system or process to the limit. Introduction Contrary to what many […]
2019-08-08
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PolyBase has been around since 2016, but Microsoft is enhancing it in 2019 with the ability to connect to more data sources. You can now use PolyBase to connect to other SQL Server instances, and it’s easy to set up with a wizard. In this article Benjamin Weissman explains what’s new in PolyBase and walks you through setting it up and connecting to an external table.
2019-08-08
Phil Factor illustrates the 'quirks' of the SQL_VARIANT datatype and why it's best to investigate when SQL Prompt alerts you to its use. It is only safe to store data as a SQL_VARIANT, if you explicitly convert it to its true type before you use it.
2019-08-08
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