Advice I Like: Celebrate Success

“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each one were the final goal. That way, no matter where it ends, you are victorious.”...

Detecting Deadlocks Quickly

Creating a JSON Document IV

Writing Before Reading

We often learn to write code before we really learn to read it, which seems like a problem to Steve.

T-SQL Tuesday #198–Change Detection

This month we have a new host, Meagan Longoria, who graciously agreed to help me this month. I’ve known Meagan for a number of years and she’s been a...

Other IDEs

This editorial was originally published on Jun 17, 2020. It is being republished as Steve is out of town. Let us know if you've changed your SQL IDEs since then. Most of us use SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) to manage our SQL Server instances or to write database code. However, Microsoft does give us […]

Redgate and Rome

I’m at the UK Redgate office today, meeting with senior leaders in all areas of the business. I was honored to be awarded a spot in our President’s Club....

The Distance Metric

Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop

I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep things clean and smooth in case I need to rebuild things, I’ve gone with containers....

The New Wave of Security Threats

New AI tools are discovering older vulnerabilities in software, as well as new ones. Get ready for a bunch of patches to come out.