2019-10-10
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2019-10-10
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Split data into N equal groups
In this blog post, you will get the query to “Split data into N equal groups” using SQL Server and you will also see the practical implementation of the...
2019-10-10
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Split data into N equal groups
In this blog post, you will get the query to “Split data into N equal groups” using SQL Server and you will also see the practical implementation of the...
2019-10-10
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Leveraging WHILE LOOP
WHILE LOOP can be used for batch processing and can be helpful if you are dealing with huge data processing. Recently I did an analytics project where I had...
2019-10-09
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Setting a Custom Variable in an Azure DevOps Pipeline with PowerShell
Here’s a quick post on something simple which stumped me for a while, in the hopes that search engines help someone else who gets confused in the same way....
2019-09-02
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Git Command Line Tutorial with SQL Change Automation for SSMS (video)
I’m really excited for Redgate’s new SQL Change Automation plugin for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). SQL Change Automation lets DBAs and developers use a migrations-first approach to create...
2019-08-26
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Key Findings for Database Professionals from the Accelerate State of DevOps Report 2019
The Accelerate: State of DevOps Report 2019 has just been published. This report is the latest in six years of research. With more than 31,000 survey responses, Accelerate is...
2019-08-22
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Azure DevOps: How to Set a Custom Release Branch Folder Filter in Build Pipeline Triggers (video)
This is the first in a series of posts about simple things that I had a hard time figuring out in Azure DevOps services. It can be very useful...
2019-08-19
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SQL Server Management Studio is as Relevant as Ever
After almost fifteen years of heavy usage by developers and database administrators (DBAs), it might seem like Microsoft’s free tool, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), is about to go...
2019-08-14
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Blogs
Speaking at the 2025 PASS Data Community Summit
By Brian Kelley
I will be back in Seattle this year attending the 2025 PASS Data Community...
The Book of Redgate: Motivation
By Steve Jones
Another of our values is this: Motivation isn’t about carrots and sticks. Constant oversight...
A Six Week Break
By Steve Jones
Today is my last day of work for six weeks. I start my sabbatical...
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SUM([value]) and highest record type
Given a record mapping table: Id Initial Updated 1 1 2 2 3 4...
should i expect data types in task->export data from ssms?
Hi i recently exported a number of "to be purged resultsets " to .tsv's. ...
Question of the Day
Multiple Defaults
In my SQL Server 2022 database, I run this code:
ALTER TABLE dbo.OrderHeader ADD ModifiedStamp DATETIME CONSTRAINT df_Created_Getdate DEFAULT GETDATE() GOI decide I need to add auditing to another table and run this:
ALTER TABLE dbo.Tracker ADD Created DATETIME CONSTRAINT df_Created_Getdate DEFAULT GETDATE() GOWhat happens with these statements? See possible answers