Stairway to Database Containers Level 4: Using a Docker Compose File

In the next level of the Stairway to Database Containers, let's learn to use a compose file to specify a number of options for our container.

Big Northwind with AI

As part of my work with Redgate, I wanted to do some testing on our subsetting and masking tools. Subsetting needs a big data set, and while Stack Overflow is big, it's kind of simple. I wanted something a little different. Since our engineers use Northwind to do a lot of demos, I decided to […]

Less Junior Staff

One of the strange side effects of AI might be junior staff struggle to get hired and get experience. Where does that leave the industry when senior staff retires?

The SQL Server 2022 32 Bit Upgrade

A New Word: Midding

midding – n. the tranquil pleasure of being near a gathering but not quite in it – hovering on the perimeter of a campfire, talking quietly outside a party,...

Finding Data Types

One Month with the Dell Latitude 7450

It was just over a month ago that I got a Dell Latitude 7450 from our corporate IT group. It wasn’t my first choice, but as Redgate grows, they’re...

Your Computer Science Education

Steve wants to know how and what you learned about computing, as well as what was missing.

5 Ways to Spend Your 2024 Learning and Development Budget in the US

Not many data professionals get a personal Learning and Development (L&D) budget that we can use at our discretion. This is something I encourage you to negotiate when you are considering a job or at your annual review. We all need to learn and a budget signifies your boss cares about you.

Back to Syracuse for SQL Saturday

Syracuse is having their first SQL Saturday on Sept 7, 2024. I’ll be there and hope to see you there as well. If you’re anywhere close, come on over...