How to query blob storage with SQL using Azure Synapse
How do you include blob storage in reports? In this article Dennes Torres explains how to query blob storage with SQL using Azure Synapse.
2021-07-28
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How to Compare Two SQL Prompt Styles
A PowerShell function that will compare two SQL formatting styles, saved in JSON, and produce a report showing the differences between the options they use to lay out your SQL code.
2021-07-26
Much Ado about nothing: missing data
Joe Celko explains how missing data is handled from the printing press to databases.
2021-07-26
Managing SQL Server transaction log size
The SQL Server transaction log must be managed to keep a database running and performing well. In this article, Greg Larsen explains how to manage the transaction log size.
2021-07-23
Peering into and Parsing Application Log Files
How to use PowerShell cmdlets, such as Select-String, to glance at the contents of the application logs, or use them in conjunction with Regular Expressions to sift through log files in detail looking for particular types of error.
2021-07-23
Fine-tuning Scripted Database Comparisons with SQL Compare
When comparing databases, save your standard options and filters to a single project file, and then use PowerShell to script them out to the command line. This allows you to reuse the same project file across multiple comparison operations.
2021-07-21
SQL Server performance monitor data: Introduction and usage
Monitoring SQL Server for performance is a critical part of a DBA’s job. In this article, Edward Pollack explains some of the SQL Server performance monitor data and how to collect it.
2021-07-21
SQL Server Database Mirroring Inventory
In this article we look at a PowerShell script that can quickly retrieve information about all databases from all servers that are configured to use database mirroring.
2021-07-19
What is Redgate Deploy?
How Redgate Deploy will help you ensure that databases and applications can grow and develop in step, and to implement a workflow for delivery of database changes that is resilient, repeatable, fast and visible.
2021-07-19
A Quick Diff Checker for SQL Server Databases
Compare the schemas of two SQL Server databases using SQL Compare command line then quickly produce a diff report showing you immediately which tables, views and functions have changed.
2021-07-16
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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