A Quick Test Data Manager Eval with My Database Backup

I wrote about getting the Redgate Test Data Manager set up in 10 minutes before, and it was a great post. In that one, the sample database Northwind was...

Picking a Starting Table in Test Data Manager

I wrote about getting the Redgate Test Data Manager set up in 10 minutes before, and a follow up post on using your own backup. One of the things...

Test Data Manager in Under 10 Minutes

Test Data Manager (TDM) is a suite of products from Redgate that make it easy to build dev and test databases in seconds. It’s a nice rewrite of a...

The Character choice

The Job Outlook for Database Professionals

The job outlook for database professionals is good, but it's not that easy to get a great job. Steve has some advice for you today.

A Poor Data Model

Steve has a few thoughts on natural keys, which often turn out not to be as unique as we expect.

Monday Monitor Tips: VLF Alerts

A recent change made to Redgate Monitor to add a new alert for VLF count. This post looks at the change. This is part of a series of posts...

Advice I Like: Investing and Growing Rich

Investing small amounts of money over a long time works miracles, but no one wants to get rich slow.  – from Excellent Advice for Living This is incredible advice,...

The London Redgate Summit

In a week I’m heading to London for the Redgate Summit. I enjoyed these last year and had some very interesting conversations with customers, prospects, and a few Redgate...

T-SQL Tuesday #183 Roundup

I hosted this month’s T-SQL Tuesday party with my invitation asking about tracking permissions. I didn’t get my own post completed in time, but I’ll add it in the...