Getting a Summary of Changes in SQL Compare 15

A client asked for a summary of changes, so I wrote this quick post to show where to find this in SQL Compare 15. If you use SQL Compare,...

The DevOps Roadshow(s) from Redgate

I’m back from an office trip this week to Pasadena. I had the chance to go to the office, do some internal training for people, and spend time with...

Updated training list for a new DBA

Met an eager young volunteer at SQLSatBR over the weekend who inspired me to update a blog post that hadn't been refreshed in a few years. See the [UPDATED] Training...

Adding Copilot to Azure Data Studio and a Few Experiments

As a part of a recent Data Exposed that I was on, there was an ADS update which mentioned Copilot being added. Since I’ve been experimented, I decided to...

Appalachian State Cyber Summit – September 8, 2023

Looking to attend a security summit in cooler weather that will benefit students? Applachian State holds an annual cybersecurity summit and this year it is scheduled for September 8,...

A Basic SQL Script to Monitor Long Running SQL Server Agent Jobs

A Basic SQL Script to Monitor Long Running SQL Server Agent Jobs

 As a SQL Server DBA, especially Production/Operations DBA in a relatively large environment,...

Searching for People

Inside Redgate Software, someone posted a picture and was asking if anyone knew who the person was. In this case, there had been a conversation at an event, and...

SQL Homework – August 2023 – Have the best practices changed while you weren’t looking?

It’s been a bit since I did one of these so let’s go back to the basics. Best practices. We ... Continue reading

T-SQL Tuesday #165: Database Job Titles Roundup

This month I prompted bloggers to talk about what database job titles mean to them. Thank you to all who posted on this topic! Don’t worry; if you still...

Fill Out The State of the Database Landscape Survey and Maybe Win

If you’re like me, you sometimes wonder how different other environments are from the one I work in. Well, the ones I used to work in. These days I...