That Awkward Moment When….
Let's be honest - some of our best learning experiences come from our mistakes. Here's one of mine....
2019-04-05
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Pam Mooney
Isolation Levels in SQL Server
Do your eyes start to cross whenever you think about isolation levels? Mine did, too. Here's how I keep it all straight.
2019-04-03
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Distributed Replay Utility – The Search for the Cure
The Complaint(s) When I was young, I went to nursing school. In school, we were taught that in order to come up with a proper diagnosis, the doctor first...
2019-04-01
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The Distributed Replay Utility: Replaying for Real (Where Could It Possibly Go Wrong)?
The Short Answer? (In at least a couple of places) When I first learned about the DRU, I was very excited about the possibilities. I began to play with...
2019-03-28
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Capture/Replay a Sample Workload on the Distributed Replay Utility
Part I: Capture a Workload Make a backup of the database(s) in question, as it will be necessary for the replay. Using the TSQL Replay template, fire up Profiler...
2019-03-26
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Improving Performance of the Distributed Replay Utility on SQL Server 2012
Setup the DRU What is it? The Distributed Replay Utility (DRU) on SQL Server allows you to capture Profiler trace information on one or more client servers and then...
2019-03-24
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
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Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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