Kerberos Configuration Manager for SQL Server v3
By David Postlethwaite
I’m speaking about Kerberos for the SQL DBA at SQL Saturdays in Oslo, Gothenburg and Utrecht in September...
2015-08-05
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Creating an Azure SQL Database
By David Postlethwaite
Once you have logged in to the Azure Management Portal you can start to create an Azure SQL...
2015-05-28 (first published: 2015-05-21)
5,800 reads
Microsoft Azure SQL Databases – Power and Performance
By David Postlethwaite
On the Database Scale page we can decide on the performance level that we want our database to...
2015-05-28
1,029 reads
Microsoft Azure SQL Database – Dashboard
By David Postlethwaite
Once you have created your database you can now start to manage and configure it.
There are six...
2015-05-26
847 reads
Getting Started with Microsoft Azure
By David Postlethwaite
The URL for Microsoft Azure is http://azure.microsoft.com.
Make sure you have an up to date browser because parts of...
2015-05-19
550 reads
Putting Your Head in the Clouds - Microsoft Azure
By David Postlethwaite
Microsoft Azure
Let’s take a look at the Microsoft Cloud offering. Originally called Windows Azure it was renamed in...
2015-05-14
668 reads
Putting Your Head in the Clouds 3 – Cloud Service Offerings
By David Postlethwaite
Cloud Service Models
There are three main service models in the cloud. You will see these buzz words being...
2015-05-12
645 reads
Putting Your Head in the Clouds 2 –Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Solutions
By David Postlethwaite
If you are thinking about using Cloud Computing then it’s worth considering the pros and cons.
Advantages of...
2015-05-07
559 reads
Putting Your Head in the Clouds 1 – An introduction to Cloud Computing
By David Postlethwaite
Although the concept of Cloud Computing and Microsoft Azure have been around for a number of years it...
2015-05-06
726 reads
SQL Server 2016 Preview...Coming this Summer
It was announced yesterday at the Ignite conference that we’ll be getting a summer preview of SQL Server 2016. With...
2015-05-05
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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