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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Friday Basics: the CIA Triad

In information security (INFOSEC), there several foundational concepts and principles. One of the ones that’s introduced almost immediately is called the CIA triad or the Information Security Triad. While...

T-SQL Tuesday 174 - Your Favorite Job Interview Questions

T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each month. This month, Kevin Feasel
(blog | twitter) asks us about job interview questions.

What is your...