Quickly Change SQL Job Owners
It is not unusual to find a server where some random user created a bunch of jobs to be run...
2018-07-26 (first published: 2018-07-16)
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Blog Posts
Selecting a Random Row From a Table
A couple of times recently I’ve seen the question asked, ‘How can I select a single row at random from...
2018-07-26 (first published: 2018-07-20)
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SQL Server – Stairway to Database Backup-and -Restore, (and Recovery)- Complete Guide
It’s a time to turn the corner from “DBA” to “DBA specialist”. This in-depth guide explores the importance of database...
2018-07-26
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#SQLCareer 1/4 July 19th 2018
Earlier this month Steve Jones (b/t) suggested that it might be helpful if those of us that work in the...
2018-07-25
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A PowerShell Pester Check for parsing SQL scripts
I like to write Pester checks to make sure that all is as expected! This is just a quick post...
2018-07-25
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AlwaysOn_health Extended Event Session
The AlwaysOn_health XEvent session is installed by SQL Server by default, and started by the Create Availability Group wizard when...
2018-07-25
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Changing Your Highlight Color in SQL Operations Studio
I’ve been enjoying working with SQL Operations Studio lately – a new, free, cross-platform editor from Microsoft. The tool is under active development and it’s a great time to...
2018-07-25
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Databases and DevOps, Tools are the Easy Part
Moving your database development, deployment and management into a DevOps methodology does involve choosing and implementing tools and tooling. Tools...
2018-07-25 (first published: 2018-07-16)
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Day 2–#SQLCareer
This is a series of posts on what my day is like. I don’t do a lot of production technical...
2018-07-25
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Know more about SQL Server database backups, restores, and recovery: Q& A – Part 1
Let’s deep dive and review each of the database backup command topics to get a better understanding of what it...
2018-07-25
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Blogs
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
Microsoft Build 2026 announcements
By James Serra
Once again there were a number of Microsoft Build announcements related to data and...
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BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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