SQL Server Installation Checklist
Many people have published SQL Server installation checklists before. Here is one I have been using for several installations without...
2014-04-01
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JR
Replication Agent Failure
I recently spent several days investigating a replication failure. Finding the answer specific to my problem was difficult, so I...
2011-08-08
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Poor man’s SQL monitor
Here is quick tip that can help you track SQL Job and Alert notifications in Microsoft Outlook. Many of you...
2011-06-20
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Managing Data Change
Often DBAs receive requests to manually manipulate production data. Ideally, all data changes should be performed through the appropriate application...
2011-05-20
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The First Post
I have been a SQL Server DBA and Developer for nearly ten years. In that time I have amassed a...
2011-05-05
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Blogs
SQL, MDX, DAX – the languages of data
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Ramblings of a retired data architect Let me start by saying that I have...
Setting PK Names in Redgate Data Modeler
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A customer was testing Redgate Data Modeler and complained that it auto-generated PK names....
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With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
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High Availability setup - has anyone seen this method?
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Semantic Search in SQL Server 2025
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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