PRs Are Like Trouble Tickets
Adopting a modern development approach brings with it the need to manage PRs, which Steve thinks can be like trouble tickets.
2025-10-01
120 reads
Steve Jones
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2025-09-29
177 reads
Don't Forget About Financial Skills
A bit of advice from Steve to ensure you do not neglect the management of your finances for the long term.
2025-09-26
108 reads
Getting More Time from AI
Today Steve wonders what you might do with extra time if the AI can give it to you.
2025-09-24
93 reads
All the Costs of Downtime
Downtime causes a lot of problems, not all of which are financial for an organization.
2025-09-22
122 reads
Remembering Phil Factor
One of the most prolific and popular authors at Simple Talk has been Phil Factor. He wrote many pieces on all aspects of database work and has probably written more articles on the Redgate Product Learning site than anyone else. He has entertained, informed, and inspired many database professionals in his many years as an […]
2025-09-19
243 reads
Pushing the Limits of AGs
Many of you reading this likely have an Availability Group (AG) set up on at least one database in your organization. Maybe not most, but many of you as this has proven to be a technology that many people like for HA/DR, upgrades, and probably other uses. As the technology has evolved from it's SQL […]
2025-09-17
127 reads
AI Steals Joy
Are the AI tools developers use making them enjoy their jobs more or less? Steve has a few thoughts.
2025-09-15
1,157 reads
The Security of Old Tech
Older technology can introduce security issues, along with performance ones. Keeping your systems somewhat up to date is important for security.
2025-09-12
75 reads
Password Guidance
Passwords are essential and also a problem in many organizations. Guidance has changed over the years and Steve has a few thoughts on what's recommended today.
2025-09-10
137 reads
Blogs
Redgate and Rome
By Steve Jones
I’m at the UK Redgate office today, meeting with senior leaders in all areas...
Quick Tip: Check Most DTU Expensive Queries in Azure SQL Database
Optimizing Azure SQL Database performance often begins with identifying the most resource-intensive queries. Understanding...
PowerShell Newbie – Variables
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This is Week 2 of PowerShell Strikes Back – a four-week May series for...
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Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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