The 4 Presentations I’m Proudest Of, and What Inspired Them
Take a look at some of Brent Ozars favourite public presentations, and hear the stories of how they came to be.
2020-10-21
Additional Articles
SQL Server Synonyms
SQL Server synonyms can be used to permanently alias database objects in the same or another database. In this article, Greg Larsen demonstrates how to use synonyms and the many reasons to consider using them.
2020-10-20
Bringing Data Catalog into your CI/CD pipeline
As business rules shift and data structures change, organizations need to be able to maintain and update their data catalog. Discover how you can implement an automated solution using PowerShell and Redgate’s SQL Change Automation.
2020-10-19
Orchestrating Azure Databricks Notebooks with Azure Data Factory
Learn how to orchestrate your Databricks notebooks through Azure Data Factory in this article with a step by step walkthrough.
2020-10-19
Dynamic Data Unmasking
The SQL Server 2016 dynamic data masking feature may seem like a great way to obfuscate data for downstream systems like dev and QA. Joe Obbish shows us that the data can be “unmasked” with T-SQL statements, so it’s not secure against anyone who can write their own queries.
2020-10-16
Bringing Data Catalog into your CI/CD pipeline
As business rules shift and data structures change, organizations need to be able to maintain and update their data catalog. Discover how you can implement an automated solution using PowerShell and Redgate’s SQL Change Automation.
2020-10-15
Top 5 SSMS Time Saving Tips
In this article we look at how you can use SSMS to filter objects, debug, drag and drop object names, add custom reports and use of operators for emails.
2020-10-15
What is Oracle ASM to Azure IaaS?
Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman explains Oracle Automatic Storage Management and why it’s impossible to do a comparison to Azure IaaS.
2020-10-14
What’s new in Flyway 7.0
Flyway version 7.0 has just been released, and with it comes brand new features that enhance deployment flexibility. Version 7.0 also introduces Flyway Teams, which combines the Pro and Enterprise editions into one comprehensive offering. Join us today at 4pm BST to find out more.
2020-10-14
Branching in Git with SQL Database Projects
Learn how to use Git with SQL Server Data Tools to allow branching for development and how to merge development changes.
2020-10-13
Blogs
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
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