A New Word: Apolytus
apolytus– n. the moment you realize you are changing as a person, finally outgrowing your old problems like a reptile shedding its skin, already able to twist back around...
2024-04-19
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Blog Posts
Book Review: 100 SQL Server Mistakes
I was approached by Manning Publications and asked to review 100 SQL Server Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. They gave me a free copy of the book (and...
2024-04-19 (first published: 2024-03-25)
519 reads
First Time Speaking with a Mask at an Event
Over the past couple of months, I have started losing my ability to talk without a mask. One of the effects of a disease, ALS, is that I am...
2024-04-19
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Learning SQL Book Review – Best Free Book for Learning SQL for Beginners
Data is everywhere, and if you want to make sense of it, SQL (Structured Query Language) is your secret weapon. Whether it’s managing customer data or analyzing trends, SQL...
2024-04-19 (first published: 2024-04-06)
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RTO and RPO are myths unless you’ve tested recovery
I’ve watched teams spend a lot of time on backup strategy. They plan out the full, differential, and log backups to ensure they can successfully meet the recovery point...
2024-04-17 (first published: 2024-04-05)
325 reads
SQL Quickstart Guide by Walter Shields – Book Review & Summary
In today’s world, data is everywhere. Companies collect it, governments analyze it, and it influences everything from what products we buy to how we vote. But all that data...
2024-04-17 (first published: 2024-04-05)
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Derby City Data Days
It was awesome to see the Kentucky data community come out for the first Derby City Data Days in Louisville, KY! Bringing together communities from Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky,...
2024-04-16
23 reads
Familiar Sights
Yesterday was a long day in London. I arrived late in the am, and as I was walking from the plane to the border check, I went down the...
2024-04-16
23 reads
How Do You Decide What to Learn?
There are so many choices and so little time. How do you go about deciding what to learn? I have to delicately balance everything I think I want to...
2024-04-15 (first published: 2024-04-02)
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Tomorrow: Webcast on SQL Server security
Tomorrow, April 16, 2024, I will be giving another webcast; this one will be on SQL Server security. It’s scheduled for 1 PM EDT / 5 PM UTC. Sign...
2024-04-15
25 reads
Blogs
The 2026 Redgate Summit in New York City
By Steve Jones
We’re coming back to New York, which is exciting for me. I love NYC....
Monitoring Fabric Mirroring for SQL 2025
I previously wrote about how the underlying technology for Fabric mirroring changed with SQL...
Monday Monitor Tips: Intelligent Alert Thresholds
By Steve Jones
At the recent Redgate Summit in Chicago, I demo’d (lightly) the ML based Alert...
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Doing the Little Things
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Historical Data Tracking
If I want to track historical data values, which mechanism should I use?
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