Which Schema is Queried First?–#SQLNewBlogger

I had to test something for a customer, and as a part of this there as a need to have a different default schema for a user. I wrote...

A New Word: Aubadoir

aubadoir – n. the outworldly atmosphere just before 5 am, when the bleary melodrama of an extremely late night becomes awkwardly conflated with the industrious flourescence of a very...

How Would You Design This: Tracking Travels

A fun contest from Steve asks you to design a system that tracks travels for a fictitious business.

Setting Windows System Variables

Webinar: Unlock the Full Potential of Flyway to Achieve Automated Database Releases

On Aug 22, 2023, I’m co-hosting a webinar with Anderson Rangel, Redgate Solution Engineer in Brisbane. You can register here for the 11am AEST webinar. No, I’m not going...

What Have You Done Lately Outside of Work?

Today Steve asks the question about what you do outside of work to advance your career.

The 2023 Redgate UK DevOps Roadshow

Years ago Redgate did some traveling events under the SQL in the City brand. These were a lot of fun and kind of amazing. One of the longer tours...

Finding Encrypted Stored Procedures

Finding Encrypted Stored Procedures–#SQLNewBlogger

I had a client ask about how to deal with encrypted stored procedures in their database. This post looks at how to find them and I’ll have future posts...

How Wrong is Stack Overflow?

Steve has a few thoughts on a rant about Stack Overflow. An experienced developer thinks much of their information is wrong and things are getting worse.