Data-driven vs. Data-informed: Let’s Acknowledge the Truth
This comic was retweeted into my timeline on Twitter (I refuse to call it X). Here’s the dialog from the comic, for those that don’t want to click through...
2024-05-20
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Blog Posts
Get row counts of all tables in a Microsoft Fabric warehouse
I loaded some built-in sample data from Wide World Importers into a Fabric warehouse. You get an option to load sample data when you create a new pipeline in...
2024-05-20 (first published: 2024-05-02)
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A New Word: Flichtish
flichtish – adj. nervously aware how much of your self-image is based on untested assumptions about yourself – only ever guessing how you’d react to a violent thread, a...
2024-05-17
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Deleting Stale Local Database Git Branches with SSMS–#SQLNewBlogger
I wrote a post recently about pruning branches in git. That’s part of the job, but the other part is removing local branches. This post looks at one way...
2024-05-17 (first published: 2024-05-01)
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Develop and Test Your Rollback Plan
he rollback plan... what to do when things go wrong to get back to where you were before the deployment or implementation. I've seen too many cases where a...
2024-05-17 (first published: 2024-05-01)
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The Ireland and UK DevOps Roadshow
We’re taking the roadshow across the water. Hope the plane makes it. The Redgate DevOps Roadshow comes to Ireland and the Northern UK in June. We’ll be in these...
2024-05-16
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Microsoft Fabric shortcuts
I talked about Microsoft Fabric shortcuts in my blog post Microsoft Fabric – the great unifier (where I have updated the picture with the newest supported sources) and wanted...
2024-05-15 (first published: 2024-05-01)
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SQL Aggregate Functions: Your Essential Guide & Cheat Sheet
SQL aggregate functions are your go-to tools for transforming raw data into actionable insights. They condense multiple rows into single, meaningful values, making it easier to grasp the big...
2024-05-15
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Will AI Replace SQL Developers? The Answer Might Surprise You!
The world of databases keeps growing, and the pressure to extract meaningful insights from that data increases just as fast. If you work with data, you know that SQL...
2024-05-15 (first published: 2024-05-01)
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Getting Error 64 When Trying To Connect to SQL Server or Azure
Often times when working with a client, I’ll run into issues or get emails from a client with a message like the following: A connection was successfully established with...
2024-05-14
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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...
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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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