Database modelling in a post-SSMS world: dbForge Studio
A few months ago, Microsoft announced that SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) will no longer include the visual Database Diagrams...
2019-01-16
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Randolph West
- Twitter: @_randolph_west
- Website: https://bornsql.ca/blog/
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rabryst/
Back to the future
It’s January 2019 as I write this. I realized that I started on my journey with SQL Server in 1998,...
2019-01-09
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AzCopy finally gets a sync option, and all the world rejoices
I consider Blob Storage to be the gateway drug to Azure, because it’s a really easy way to get going...
2019-01-02
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Giving thanks in 2018
It’s the last post of 2018, and in years past I’ve recapped the year that has just been. This is...
2018-12-26
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Infrastructure matters, even in the Cloud
I am still amused by terminology in the Information Technology field. Words like “Kubernetes,” “containers,” and the BASIC keywords PEEK...
2018-12-19
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Some databases may show a NULL collation in the sys.databases DMV
While working on my Swart’s Ten Percent Rule post last week, I needed to test the Windows version of the...
2018-12-12
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Flagrantly ignoring the 10% rule
My friend Michael J. Swart has a rule of thumb he calls Swart’s Ten Percent Rule. If you’re using over...
2018-12-05
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Price increase for Azure in Canadian dollars
On 1 December 2018, Microsoft is increasing Azure subscription prices in Canadian dollars by 5%. The following is taken directly...
2018-11-28
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Dates and Times in SQL Server: DATEDIFF() and DATEDIFF_BIG()
Last time we looked at adding or subtracting date parts using the DATEADD() T-SQL system function. This week we see...
2018-11-21
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Dates and Times in SQL Server: DATEADD()
We are now in the home stretch of the long-running series about dates and times in SQL Server and Azure...
2018-11-14
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Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
Back at Small Data SF in 2025
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
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Large posts full of code not allowed anymore?
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
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Create and Read the Analysis Services Flight Recorder
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Question of the Day
Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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