tSQLt Course
In the last half of 2017, I decided to run a tSQLt course and went down the route of putting together a free 12-week email course. The intention was...
2018-02-06
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Blog Posts
tSQLt Course
In the last half of 2017, I decided to run a tSQLt course and went down the route of putting...
2018-02-06
292 reads
tSQLt Course
In the last half of 2017, I decided to run a tSQLt course and went down the route of putting...
2018-02-06
239 reads
Forensic Analysis of Log files in SQL Server
The Importance of Log Files in SQL Server
On the SQL server every day we perform many transactions and as we...
2018-02-05
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Giving back – Speaking Mentors
I’ve been incredibly lucky in my career. I’ve somehow managed to meet and become friends with highly talented people who...
2018-02-05
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How to write a PowerShell function to use Confirm, Verbose and WhatIf
In my last blog post I showed how to run a script with the WhatIf parameter. This assumes that the...
2018-02-05 (first published: 2018-01-25)
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Learning Goals–January Review
In December I participated in T-SQL Tuesday #97 and wrote a post about 2018 goals. I promptly spent two weeks...
2018-02-05
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PASS Summit 2017 Wrap-Up - The People!
I need a new social media profile picture.
That’s one of the most important (non-technical) conclusions I drew from my week at PASS Summit 2017. It seemed like everywhere I...
2018-02-05
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SQL Homework – February 2018 – Work with security
This month let’s create some security!
Create logins: GUI 5 pts/Script 5 pts
Create a SQL login and a Windows authenticated login....
2018-02-05
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Will GDPR cause a “Database Run”?
What is GDPR, everyone’s (current) favorite acronym? It stands for “General Data Protection Regulation” and is an act / law / set...
2018-02-05 (first published: 2018-01-23)
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Blogs
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
By Steve Jones
We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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