All the Costs of Downtime

Downtime causes a lot of problems, not all of which are financial for an organization.

How Well Does the MSSQL Extension in VSCode Work?

A short look at the MSSQL extension for VS Code, getting started with connections and running queries.

Single User SQL Server on Linux

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 […]

The Tightly Linked View

A Prompt AI Experiment

Prompt AI released recently and I decided to try a few things with the tool that might help me in database work. I’ve had to do this task, but...

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 […]

AI Steals Joy

Are the AI tools developers use making them enjoy their jobs more or less? Steve has a few thoughts.

In Memory of Andrew Clarke, AKA Phil Factor

One of the parts of getting older that really sucks is I seem to attend more funerals than weddings. It’s a sad fact of file, and this was one...

Minimum Change Tracking Retention