Dates and Times in SQL Server: SMALLDATETIME
Last week I spoke about a world wary data type for storing dates and times in a single column, with...
2018-02-28
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Blog Posts
Doing DevOPs for your Database? You need to start here…
I’ve been doing that thing called DevOPs for about 17 years – you know – before it had a name…
In fact it...
2018-02-28
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New Built-in Function STRING_AGG() – SQL Server 2017
SQL Server 2017 introduces a set of useful functions like STRING_AGG(), STRING_SPLIT(), TRIM()… and many more. In this tip, I am...
2018-02-28
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Offline installation of SQL Server 2017 on Linux
SQL Server is now compatible with different Linux distributions, and there is a lot of excitement about it.How ever one...
2018-02-28
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PASS Summit 2018 – Call for Speakers
It is that time again. PASS has opened the Call for Speakers. I have submitted for the past 10 years,...
2018-02-28
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Safely and Easily Use High-Level Permissions Without Granting Them to Anyone: Server-level
Part of having good security is giving users the fewest / least permissions possible in order to execute the code. However,...
2018-02-28 (first published: 2018-02-15)
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SQL in the City is Live
You can watch on YouTube now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qyMutBkZsg
If you want slides and notifications, register on the Redgate hub.
We’re recording the sessions...
2018-02-28
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Using the Full Screen Mode in SSMS (Day 33)
Do you ever find yourself working on a query and realize that you need just a bit more real estate...
2018-02-28
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Adaptive Joins
I was surprised to find out that a lot people hadn’t heard about the new join type, Adaptive join. So,...
2018-02-27
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How to make a Database Request
You need something from the database admin. Maybe it’s permissions, maybe it’s code troubleshooting, or maybe it’s just that the database is...
2018-02-27
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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Identities and Sequences III
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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