Quick Testing with SQL Clone Images

Steve Jones explains how SQL Clone can be used to create multiple copies of a database for different testing scenarios, while using just a fraction of the disk space. For example for developers to experiment in sandbox environments, with full copies of large databases, without the hassle and delays of restoring backups or copying database files.

The SMO Database Class

Problems With Database Problems

The GitLab crisis has Steve Jones thinking about two things: competence and care.

The Foundry and Data Masking

There’s a group at Redgate that investigates new ideas and products. They’re called the Foundry, and they do some cool...

Moving Through Five Years

An updated editorial. The five years are almost up for the prediction that IT departments would be eliminated. Read Steve Jones thoughts on where we are today.

SQL Server 2016 Just Runs Faster - DBCC

Opening the PowerShell ISE from Explorer

This is a cool productivity trip, and one that I ran into by accident. I had heard that I could...

Why Devops? For Better Security

DevOps is supposed to help us build better software, faster. Steve Jones looks at one of the other benefits: security.

Backups Aren't Backups Until a Restore Is Made

Steve Jones comments on the Gitlab outage.

Let NonAdmins Get Logins

I saw a question recently about how to allow some users to see the logins on a server without being...