SQLServerCentral Editorial

Fantasy baseball and old habits

Old habits are hard to change sometimes. Time and again, regardless of what the task or query for information might be, my go-to source of information is Google. Whether on my phone or computer, my muscle memory instinctively opens a browser window or clicks into the search widget and starts typing. My “google foo” has […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2025-03-30 (first published: )

94 reads

SQLServerCentral Editorial

Triggers

Triggers. Who doesn’t like a good, lively debate about triggers? With the extreme cold that we’ve experienced this past week in the northeastern U.S., I feel like a little heated debate wouldn’t be a bad way to forget about the cold. But alas, I’m not here to talk about database triggers. Sorry, we’ll have to […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2025-02-23 (first published: )

168 reads

SQLServerCentral Editorial

Giving Thanks

My last two months have been packed full of activity. I’ve had the amazing opportunity to be with PostgreSQL friends in New York, Greece, and Seattle. In between, it was a treat to be back in Pittsburgh for the first SQL Saturday since before the pandemic. The strength of the database community at each event […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

(1)

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2024-11-24 (first published: )

106 reads

SQLServerCentral Editorial

Unstuck

Have you ever been stuck in some area of your life? Maybe at work? That big project. Progressing in your career. The slow query that seems impossible to make faster. Learning new skills to switch careers. Maybe outside of work? The weekend home project that’s been going on for more than a few weekends… possibly […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2024-09-28

183 reads

SQLServerCentral Editorial

It's Time to Play

Writing editorials every few weeks for a technical mailing list has been one of the more challenging responsibilities in my (nearly) two years with Redgate as an advocate working with Steve, Grant, and Louis. Each week, it’s interesting for me to see the mix of technical insights and everyday life stuff that each of us […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2024-08-31

496 reads

SQLServerCentral Editorial

What Sport Would You Play?

We’re halfway through the Olympics, with all the usual drama – highs, lows, special interest stories - and even a surprise hero in Yusuf Dikec at the 10-meter air pistol (the memes have been strong with this one). As I was talking with my children this week, one of them asked, “So dad, what sport […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2024-08-04 (first published: )

112 reads

SQLServerCentral Editorial

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

I remember going to the theater over the Thanksgiving holiday in 1987 and seeing Planes, Trains, and Automobiles with Steve Martin and John Candy. My family didn’t often take in the holiday weekend movie releases, but Steve was a family favorite actor already, and friends had given it a good review. Having watched it just […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2024-07-20

240 reads

SQLServerCentral Editorial

Baseball Everywhere

Last week was supposed to be my turn to curate Database Weekly and write an editorial to go along with it. Graciously, Mr. Louis Davidson (@drsql) offered to switch weeks while I was in Cambridge, England with most of the Redgate Marketing team for our yearly global gathering at HQ. As a remote worker on […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2024-06-15

113 reads

SQLServerCentral Editorial

Honeybee Swarms

I love honeybees. This will be my seventh year as an amateur beekeeper, and aside from family or data, there are few other topics that I could easily spend an afternoon talking to you about. They’re amazing creatures. This past winter I had to move my beehives temporarily to the apiary of a friend. With […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

(1)

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2024-05-12 (first published: )

147 reads

SQLServerCentral Editorial

There's No Free Lunch with Open-source Software

As a member of the PostgreSQL open-source community, I have been following the recent license change by Redis Labes on March 20, 2024. Redis introduced a dual license model, specifically adding the Redis Source Available License (RSAL), which prevents other vendors from providing Redis as a service without a paid subscription from Redis Labs. The […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

(3)

You rated this post out of 5. Change rating

2024-04-13

231 reads

Blogs

Paginated Reporting at Scale: Choosing the Right Microsoft Platform

By

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."— Roy Batty, Nexus-6 Replicant, Blade Runner (1982)(2026-Nov-08) Yep,...

The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images

By

We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...

Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic

By

Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...

Read the latest Blogs

Forums

Pay for Performance

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Pay for Performance, which is...

Alamat BCA KCP Mangunsarkoro Hub/Wa. 0817-819-444

By Halo_BCA

WhatsApp:0817819444 Jl. Mangunsarkoro No.24, Pamoyanan, Kec. Cianjur, Kabupaten Cianjur, Jawa Barat 43211

Alamat BCA KCU CIANJUR Hub/Wa. 0817-819-444

By layanan 24jam BCA

WhatsApp:0817819444 Jl. HOS Cokro Aminoto No.56-58, Muka, Kec. Cianjur, Kabupaten Cianjur, Jawa Barat 43215

Visit the forum

Question of the Day

Too Many Choices

I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:

BrandID OfficialName
1       Samsung
2       Apple
3       Microsoft
4       Adidas
5       Coca-Cola
I run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel')
FROM dbo.MasterBrands;

See possible answers