Online, Resumable, and WAIT_AT_LOW_PRIORITY operations in SQL Server
ONLINE operations in SQL Server were simple to understand for years — we got ONLINE index rebuilds in SQL Server 2005. That was it for a while. Then, things...
2019-12-10
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What would you say you do here?
The other day, I was looking back at an excellent blog post my colleague Jamie Wallis wrote about what Product Marketing Managers do at Redgate. I really like the...
2019-12-09
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Installing Redgate SQL Toolbelt with Chocolatey (video with transcript)
Chocolatey is a package manager that helps you install, upgrade, and uninstall packages (applications) on Windows quickly and easily from the command line. Spoilers: The command I show in...
2019-12-02
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My Git CLI Cheat Sheet
I created a cheat sheet for the Git Command Line Interface to go along with my Git tutorial for SQL Change Automation video. I find the Git CLI to...
2019-11-27
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Upcoming Free Webinars on Database Development and Operations
Fall is in swing, and it’s officially webinar season! Here’s a bunch of free events I’ve got on my calendar. Weekly Database DevOps Live Chats – a new experiment...
2019-11-19
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2019-11-16
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2019-11-16
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Links and Resources from “How to Architect Successful Database Changes”
Steve Jones and I had a great time today talking about source control for databases and release patterns for performance and availability in Seattle. We had a great group...
2019-11-06
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2019-11-06
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2019-11-06
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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BIT_COUNT() IV
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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