New Resource: LearnSomeSQL.com
We're trialling a new resource for SQL beginners and we'd like to know what you think.
2013-07-19
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Articles
Disaster Recovery Tip #4 - Learn about partial restores!
Sometimes recovery simply entails rerunning a failed process.
2013-07-19
3,818 reads
Telemetry basics and troubleshooting
From the MSDN Windows Azure blog - We recently introduced Azure CAT team series of blog posts and tech articles describing the Cloud Service Fundamentals in Windows Azure code project posted on MSDN Code Gallery. The first component we are addressing in this series is Telemetry. This has been one of the first reusable components we have built working on Windows Azure customer projects of all sizes.
2013-07-19
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Resolving Errors While Connecting to SSIS
This article will help you solve connection errors with SSIS due to permission issues.
2013-07-18
3,566 reads
How To Document Your PowerShell Library
PowerShell provides comment-based help for functions and scripts with Get-Help, but when you want to document modues or generate a complete indexed API in HTML format, just as you can with Sandcastle for .NET or javadoc for Java, then stronger magic is required. Michael Sorens shows you how it is done, with source code.
2013-07-18
3,632 reads
SQL in the City Seminar Sacramento 2013
Join Red Gate for a free a seminar on July 26 (the day before SQL Saturday Sacramento). SQL Server MVP experts, Steve Jones and Grant Fritchey will present sessions featuring best practices for SQL Server database development and deployment, in addition to showing Red Gate tools in action.
2013-07-18
1,834 reads
SQL Saturday #239 East Iowa
SQL Saturday will be in Iowa City on July 27, 2013. This free day of SQL Server Training and Networking will also have pay-for pre-conference sessions presented by Bill Pearson, Louis Davidson and Tim Mitchell.
2013-07-18
2,185 reads
SQL Saturday #222
SQL Saturday is coming to Sacramento on July 27, 2013. Join us for a free day of SQL Server training and networking. This SQL Saturday also features a paid-for full day pre-con session with Kalen Delaney
2013-07-17
420 reads
SQL Server Transactions and Locking – Part 2
This article looks at SQL Server locking and transaction isolation levels, how to set the transaction isolation level, and how some isolation levels use locking, while others use row versioning. It also explains what type of locks data update requires.
2013-07-17
3,573 reads
Orphaned Distribution Transactions
Learn about orphaned distribution transactions in SQL Server and how you can clear them.
2013-07-16
6,512 reads
Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
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Are you getting value from your reporting?
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The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
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Forums
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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