Observing Extended Events
Sure, you can right click on a running session for Extended Events and open the Live Data window, but are there other ways of observing what Extended Events is...
2024-08-28 (first published: 2024-08-12)
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Blog Posts
2024-08-27
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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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Blogs
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO
By SQLPals
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO The purpose...
5 SQL Tricks Worth Remembering Before You Close the Laptop
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Claude Context Window
By Arun Sirpal
Every Claude conversation has a context window. It is the total amount of text...
Forums
Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL, A Thank you message
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL,...
provisioning sql server via VMware Cloud Foundation
Hello, has anyone here ever provisioned and actually used an MS SQL Server with...
No More Deadlocks
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Question of the Day
No More Deadlocks
After detecting deadlocks in SQL Server 2025 and lowering the time threshold for detecting future issues, when does the Database Engine return to the 5s default interval?
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