Defending the RDBMS

An attack and defense of using relational data stores.

The Four Different Types of Flyway Files

This is documented, somewhat, but I wanted to put this down for myself, as the I don’t love the docs and they are hard to sort through. Flyway is...

Fitting Into RAM

Will your database fit into RAM? Steve Jones asks you to think about the possibility.

Managed Instance Differential Backups

Talking about the New Open-Source SQLCMD on Data Exposed

I was on the Data Exposed: MVP Edition show recently, talking about SQLCMD. I’ve written a few articles on the topics as well, and a blog post about setting...

Data Engineering in Fabric

A New Word: Licotic

licotic – adj. anxiously excited to introduce a friend to something you think is amazing – a classic album, a favorite restaurant, a TV show they’re lucky enough to...

Missing Chinese Surnames

Planning for a Bad Day

If you found out you were being laid off, would you be ready? Steve thinks you should be lightly planning for this to happen.

The New Redgate Office in Cambridge

I’m in Cambridge, UK this week for the internal Global Marketing Week and Level Up Conference. This is my first visit to Cambridge in 2023, and we have a...