Have you tried DLM Dashboard?
DLM Dashboard is a new product from Redgate Software that’s free. Free as in beer, which should be attractive to...
2015-04-15
927 reads
Steve Jones
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SQL Prompt – Killing the Detail Box
I love SQL Prompt and use it constantly. When I don’t have it, my code writing process slows to spurts...
2015-04-15
744 reads
Pre-built or Ad Hoc
Steve Jones talks about the ad hoc nature of some NoSQL databases and whether that's something that most users want.
2015-04-13
152 reads
2015-04-10
2,067 reads
April Blogging Challenge 2 – Primary Key in CREATE TABLE
The April Blogger Challenge is from Ed Leighton-Dick and aimed at new bloggers, but anyone is welcome. I’m trying to...
2015-04-09
1,122 reads
2015-04-09
2,454 reads
A New Use Case for SQL Prompt – Shrinking Code
I thought this would work, but I wasn’t sure. I saw some code the other day like this:
DECLARE@charASCHAR(1);
SET@char=NULL;
SELECTISNULL(@char, 0);
SELECTCOALESCE(@char, 0);
SET@char='E';
SELECTISNULL(@char,...
2015-04-07
644 reads
Kanban
Steve Jones talks about organizing and tracking work with kanban and how that might help you.
2015-04-07
327 reads
What is Database Continuous Integration?
This is an introductory article to explain what Continuous Integration (CI) is and how it can be used in database development.
2015-04-07
6,545 reads
2015-04-07
1,910 reads
Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
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Question of the Day
Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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