2024-08-27
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Blog Posts
Backup SQL Server to AWS S3 Bucket (2022 Update)
Way back in the mists of time I wrote a post on how to backup SQL server to an S3 bucket using TNTDrive, https://sqlundercover.com/2018/06/18/backup-your-on-premise-sql-server-directly-to-an-aws-s3-bucket/. Back then, if we wanted...
2024-08-26 (first published: 2024-08-13)
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Boost Your SQL Skills: A Fun, Hands-on Challenge Awaits!
Are you ready to take your SQL skills for a spin? The August 2024 SQL Practice is here to offer you a fun, hands-on learning experience. Designed with real-world...
2024-08-26 (first published: 2024-08-12)
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Comparing Power BI Core Visual and Deneb Stacked Column Chart
One of the new features in the August Power BI Desktop release is the updated legends that are styled to more accurately reflect the per-series formatting on the visual....
2024-08-26
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Comparing Power BI Core Visual and Deneb Stacked Column Chart
One of the new features in the August Power BI Desktop release is the updated legends that are styled to more accurately reflect the per-series formatting on the visual....
2024-08-26
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Comparing Power BI Core Visual and Deneb Stacked Column Chart
One of the new features in the August Power BI Desktop release is the updated legends that are styled to more accurately reflect the per-series formatting on the visual....
2024-08-26
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A New Word: Midding
midding – n. the tranquil pleasure of being near a gathering but not quite in it – hovering on the perimeter of a campfire, talking quietly outside a party,...
2024-08-23
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One Month with the Dell Latitude 7450
It was just over a month ago that I got a Dell Latitude 7450 from our corporate IT group. It wasn’t my first choice, but as Redgate grows, they’re...
2024-08-23
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PostgreSQL and Instrumentation
I’m still learning PostgreSQL and one of the things I’ve been looking at a lot lately is instrumentation. What do I mean? Well, if you’re in SQL Server, think,...
2024-08-23 (first published: 2024-08-05)
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Reducing Meetings and Making Them More Productive
I’m sick of meetings and I know many other folks are, too. Every time a knowledge worker (such as IT or cybersecurity but also business) has to go to...
2024-08-23 (first published: 2024-08-09)
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Blogs
Overview of Claude AI Models: Which One to Choose?
By Arun Sirpal
For those entering the AI space whether professionally or personally I wanted to give...
Houston AI-Lytics 2026–Powerpoint Slides
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my session on running a Local LLM. If you...
The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things
By Steve Jones
I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve...
Forums
SSIS package failing intermittently on last Excel Component
Good Afternoon, I have a Job which "fires" off an SSIS package (that is...
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: JSON_ARRAYAGG
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Spring Connections and Learning at PASS On Tour
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Multiple Sequence Values
How do I easily get the next 12 sequence values from a sequence object?
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