SQL Server Collations

The Book of Redgate–Being Reasonable

As a part of the Book of Redgate, we have a series of (red, of course) pages with the title “What we believe”. These are our values, as set...

Upgrading Your OS

Windows 7 support is ending, but Microsoft doesn't have a good plan for home users. Steve notes that the OS upgrade treadmill ought to come to an end soon.

The State of the Database Landscape in 2025: Insights and trends

How are you navigating the database landscape? Our latest report sheds light on the current state of database management and offers valuable insights into how organizations can navigate and simplify the growing complexities of the database landscape.

Browsing for Instances

Database First or Application First

Today Steve is wondering how you approach coordinating application and database changes. Share which one you deploy first.

Importing Flat Files

How Much AI Code Would You Use?

Today Steve asks the question of how much of your code could be written by GenAI.

Advice I Like: Tipping

When in doubt, overtip – from Excellent Advice for Living This is close to my heart, since I spent a lot of time in college and after working as...

The Changing Nature of Data

The way we look at data is changing, especially when data privacy and protection is considered. Today Steve has some thoughts on address data and the implications for cities as well as databases.