Simple Talks Episode 5
The fifth episode of Simple Talks is out. Simple Talks is the Redgate podcast from myself, Grant, Ryan, and Louis. The main page is here, and it has links...
2024-09-03
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Blog Posts
The Secrets of One of the World’s Largest Ad-Free Blogs
There are no secrets about how PostSecret handles millions of visitors.
2024-09-03
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The Secrets of One of the World’s Largest Ad-Free Blogs
There are no secrets about how PostSecret handles millions of visitors.
2024-09-03
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Using T-SQL Snapshot Backup - Point in Time Recovery - Azure Edition
Introduction In this post, the third in our series on using T-SQL Snapshot Backup, I will guide you through using the new T-SQL Snapshot Backup feature in SQL Server...
2024-09-03
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Building a Cost-Effective SQL Server Failover Cluster in Google Cloud Platform
Building a SQL Server Failover Cluster in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a powerful way to ensure your databases remain highly available, even in the face of unexpected failures....
2024-09-02 (first published: 2024-08-13)
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Expanding Northwind with Prompt+
I was trying to do a little testing of our subsetter and needed a larger database. So I decided to ask Prompt + to help me with a little...
2024-09-02 (first published: 2024-08-14)
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Using T-SQL Snapshot Backup - Are Snapshots Backups?
Introduction Traditional SQL Server backups can struggle with large databases, resulting in longer backup times and resource contention. T-SQL Snapshot Backup, a new feature in SQL Server 2022, addresses...
2024-09-01 (first published: 2024-08-31)
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A New Word: Flashover
flashover – n. the moment a conversation becomes alive and real, when a spark of rust shorts out the delicate circuits you keep insulated under layers or irony, momentarily...
2024-08-30
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Developer Q&A: Dika Fei of Jelly Pixel Studio
"Let me know where you get your magic pixie dust from!"
2024-08-30
35 reads
Friday Flyway Tips: Git Integration in Community Edition
Redgate added Git integration to the free, Community edition of Flyway Desktop. I saw the announcement and decided to make this post to show how this can work for...
2024-08-30
41 reads
Blogs
Microsoft Build 2026 announcements
By James Serra
Once again there were a number of Microsoft Build announcements related to data and...
T-SQL Tuesday #199: Roundup
A good week ago I hosted the monthly T-SQL Tuesday blog party. I invited...
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
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Increment a number in a SQL Query based on a value
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BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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