Day1 - Assertiveness Skills: Communicating with Authority and Impact

This is the last course of my July training month. This is my second course this week. Yesterday I was...

I wrote a SQL Server auditing whitepaper!

I recently collaborated with Idera to produce a short whitepaper on the top 5 things to audit in SQL Server...

Playing with TDE

UPDATE November 2016 – With SQL Server 2016 SP1, Microsoft will include key enterprise-class features in every edition of SQL Server...

T-SQL Tuesday #081: Sharpen Something

This month I am asking you to not only write a post but to do a little homework - first. In other words, plan to do something, carry out...

T-SQL Tuesday #081: Sharpen Something

Sharpen Something
It has now been 30 months since the last time I hosted a TSQL Tuesday, that was TSQL Tuesday...

What’s Database Drift?

The first time I heard someone mention drift at Redgate, it made sense to me. After all, in the context...

When was this database restored?

I frequently need to know where backups went and I restore those backups for operational recovery on a regular basis....

Another Query to Help Find the Right Event

Finding the right event or combination of events to monitor may seem like quite a daunting task with so many...

Azure SQL IaaS – TempDB Performance on SSD vs Premium Disk

[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] When it comes to deploying SQL Server onto an Azure IaaS VM, it is sometimes difficult to know the best option to deploy the SQL Server...

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Here's this weeks list of courses. At £750 plus VAT... I can't see how you can fail

1902: Linux Virtualisation 4...