Ever since the GDPR was introduced, the subject of data breach notifications has worried a lot of people. How do you write one? What do you need to include? What will the ramifications be? Will it make your customers run for the hills? Will it get you fired?
2019-06-26
Many data professionals might not worry about hardware, but someone needs to watch for changes and improvements in technology. Learn about how flash storage technology has changed and how this might be useful if you still need to build a fast database server.
2019-06-25
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You are probably familiar with the Object Explorer pane in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), and how to bring it up. But, are you familiar with the Object Explorer Details pane and how to display it? If not, then read on...
2019-06-25
Phil Factor provides a PowerShell script to disconnect your laptop without risking error 21, if you're working with SQL Clone and need to go offline. The same script will then bring the clone database back online smoothly, once you're reconnected.
2019-06-25
If you work with SQL Server, Redgate would love to talk to you about how you’re using (or thinking of using) containers, how you see databases fitting into your workflows involving them, and any challenges you’ve hit so far.
2019-06-24
With a line up like this, it's a webinar not to be missed! Join Grant Fritchey, Chris Yates, Annette Allen, and Tony Maddonna on Tuesday June 25th as they discuss the key findings of Redgate’s 2019 State of SQL Server Monitoring survey.
2019-06-24
Gogula Aryalingam continues telling the story of the BI solution created by a business analyst intern. In this article, after the initial success, plans are made to sustain and grow the project.
2019-06-24
Implementing Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSAs) in existing SQL Server instances with AlwaysON
2019-06-21 (first published: 2017-10-12)
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Brent get's asked this question a lot, so here he has set up an example with the Stack Overflow database. His query’s goal is to find the top 5 Locations, and list the users who live in those top 5 Locations, alphabetized by their DisplayName.
2019-06-21
Learn how you can clone a database with a VMDK virtual disk to store your data.
2019-06-20
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By James Serra
Once again there were a number of Microsoft Build announcements related to data and...
A good week ago I hosted the monthly T-SQL Tuesday blog party. I invited...
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
I have an issue where I have a Bill of Material list of items...
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I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers