A New Word: Mottleheaded
mottleheaded – adj. feeling uneasy when socializing with odd combinations of friend and family, or friends and colleagues, or colleagues and family – mixing a medley of ingredients that...
2024-09-20
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Blog Posts
Redgate Clone Graduating Images
I wanted my own custom image in our internal Redgate Clone cluster, so I decided to make one. This is an overview of how this works. This is a...
2024-09-20 (first published: 2024-09-09)
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SQL Server Quickie #47 – Azure SQL Database
Today I have uploaded SQL Server Quickie #47 to YouTube. This time I’m talking about Azure SQL Database. If you are interested in learning more about this very interestingh...
2024-09-20 (first published: 2024-09-05)
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Missing Columns in Extended Events Live Data Explorer
Let me be extremely clear up front, this is not my original work. I saw this post on DBA.StackExchange.com and I wanted to share and promote it. Nice work...
2024-09-18 (first published: 2024-09-02)
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Using T-SQL Snapshot Backup - Point in Time Recovery
Introduction In this post, the second in our series, I will guide you through using the new T-SQL Snapshot Backup feature in SQL Server 2022 to take a snapshot...
2024-09-18 (first published: 2024-09-01)
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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....
2024-09-16 (first published: 2024-08-26)
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Connect With More Clients: Our Partner Directory Has Arrived
The partner directory connects your agency with new customers.
2024-09-16
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Spatial Databases & Geospatial Data: A Beginner’s Guide
Ever used Google Maps to find the fastest route home? That's geospatial data in action, turning physical locations into digital info so you can navigate efficiently. Spatial databases take...
2024-09-16 (first published: 2024-08-27)
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Why You Need a SQL DBA or Consultant
Many organizations do not have in-house DBAs. This can be due to a number of reasons. Most commonly it is smaller organizations that cannot justify a full time DBA....
2024-09-16
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A New Word: Fensiveness
fensiveness – n. a knee-jerk territorial reaction when a friend displays a casual interest in one of your obsessions. I think that some of us have some fensiveness about...
2024-09-13
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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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