Upcoming full day training: “How to Architect Successful Database Changes”
I’m excited to be teaching a full day session with Steve Jones at the SQL PASS Summit on Tuesday, November 5, in Seattle. Steve and I will be discussing...
2019-04-19
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Take the 2019 State of SQL Server Monitoring Survey: Here’s What’s in It For You
Calling all Database Administrators, Developers, Analysts, Consultants, and Managers: Redgate has a survey open asking how you monitor your SQL Servers. Take the survey before April 5, 2019. Your...
2019-03-19
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The SQL Server Data Row Size Question: Why is It Bigger?
This morning, I received the following question from a user: Hello Madam, Could you please clarify SQLServer “Data Row” size: If I run the script below on SQL Server...
2019-03-19
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Why to Avoid Using the Current Database Name in Object Definitions in SQL Server
I’ve recently published an article, “Why You Shouldn’t Hardcode the Current Database Name in Your Views, Functions, and Stored Procedures,” over on Simple Talk. In the article, I discuss:...
2019-03-18
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PASS Summit 2019 Call for Speakers is Open – How I Sketch Out My Submission Ideas
Are you interested in speaking at the Professional Association for SQL Server’s annual Summit conference? The call for speakers is now open, and you may submit up to three...
2019-03-13
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Contest: Tell Your Database Development Disaster Story (5 winners get $150 USD or more each)
Redgate is building a library of real-world stories about database development disasters. Your mission: Tell us a true story in 500 words or less about a time when you...
2019-03-12
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Watch: Kendra Breaks and Fixes SQL Source Control (9 minutes)
I love breaking technology. Well, I love breaking technology on purpose, in a place where it’s not going to slow anyone else down. It’s a great way to learn...
2019-03-04
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New Free Videos on SQL Prompt, SQL Compare, and SQL Doc with Redgate’s SQL Change Automation
I’m excited to have just clicked ‘publish’ on four new videos in the brand new Evangelist Tutorials playlist on Redgate’s YouTube channel. These videos step through setting up and...
2019-02-15
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What a Software Evangelist Does – and Where the Job is Going (Dear SQL DBA Episode 67)
I’ve been working as an Evangelist at Redgate for close to six months now, and one question keeps coming up: what exactly does an Evangelist do at a software...
2019-01-29
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State vs Migration for Database Source Control – decide based on one question
One controversial topic in database development is how to properly store and deploy database changes. This is generally described as choosing between two options, which are approximately as easy...
2019-01-23
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Blogs
Scooby Dooing Episode 10: The Case of the Copy-and-Paste Consultant
Every Scooby-Doo episode has one thing in common — there’s always a fake ghost....
Regression Testing: DAX User Defined Functions
User Defined Functions is a new feature in PowerBI currently in public preview. There...
The fundamental requirements of a reporting system
By ChrisJenkins
There are some fundamental boxes that your reporting system must tick. ✅ The figures...
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Create an HTML Report on the Status of SQL Server Agent Jobs
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Question of the Day
The Last Good DBCC Run
I want to check when DBCC CHECKDB was last run on my Baseball database. What code should I use?
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