SQL, Sandy, Backup & Recovery - Have a Restore Plan
Reporting
from NY, East Coast, USA: In the wake of
hurricane Sandy, or as re-classified, post-tropical cyclone Sandy (whatever
that is), we slowly...
2012-11-06
1,603 reads
Robert Pearl
When SQLCommunity disappoints....
Everyone who is involved in, and follows me in the SQL Server Community, and my blog, knows, that I am one...
2012-07-20 (first published: 2012-05-08)
3,159 reads
Finding Your Dream Job - sharing some thoughts of the day...
Everyone at some time or another thinks about finding or landing their dream job. It could be in the form...
2012-07-16
2,073 reads
SQL MVP Available for Database Needs....
Recently, I wrote about and introduced us to, SQLBif, a
caricature of a SQL DBA who was down on his luck,...
2012-07-16
1,379 reads
2012-07-15
1,143 reads
SQLSaturday #158 Event Update & Hotels - Where are you staying?
Well, we're just a few weeks away from the return of SQLSaturday to NYC as SQLSaturday#158, and it is sure...
2012-07-12
1,686 reads
Super SQLSaturday #158 Summer Spectacular Event Update & Speaker Schedule!
When we first announced the return of SQLSaturday to NYC (after 2 long years), we knew we'd get a decent...
2012-06-27 (first published: 2012-06-24)
2,242 reads
SQLBif Gets A Job - SQLCommunity Redeemed...
Back in May, I had a conversation with a sql friend in the community, and well, my friend (who I...
2012-06-26
1,440 reads
The Database Recovery Advisor in SQL Server 2012
The Database Recovery Advisor in SQL Server 2012 will aid the ability of DBAs to recover their databases to a point in time in a crisis. Read about this new feature and how it can speed the process of recovery.
2012-06-11
3,555 reads
SQL Server Professionals: NYC Summer Spectacular! Training & Events
This is a very exciting summer to be in New York City! We’re not just talking Central Park, the Theatre...
2012-06-04
1,609 reads
Blogs
SQL, MDX, DAX – the languages of data
By DataOnWheels
Ramblings of a retired data architect Let me start by saying that I have...
Setting PK Names in Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
A customer was testing Redgate Data Modeler and complained that it auto-generated PK names....
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
By Steve Jones
With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
Forums
Connecting Power BI to SSAS and effective user not working
Hi everyone, Below is a consolidated summary of what we validated Architecture & data...
High Availability setup - has anyone seen this method?
Hi all, I recently moved to a new employer who have their HA setup...
Semantic Search in SQL Server 2025
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Semantic Search in SQL Server...
Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers