New Job -> Week 6 -> Ozar sp_BlitzIndex
This is part of a series of new job blog posts. You can find them all here. Week 6 goal: Analyze all Azure SQL Database indexes. Last week, I...
2023-05-01 (first published: 2023-04-24)
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Blog Posts
Tales From The Field Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of 04-24-2023 Steve Martin, Martin Short, & Tacos
Hello Dear Reader! I've realized something writting this blog. I don't like to sit still. It is very rare that I have a down weekend, and this weekend was...
2023-05-01
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Creating Your First Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database is a cloud-based database service that offers scalability and flexibility to handle large workloads. It’s based on Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine and provides a managed...
2023-04-30
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Get your Query History in Redshift
Because my Windows machine apparently decides to install updates over night (and thus reboot my machine), it has happened that I lost the query that I was writing for...
2023-04-28 (first published: 2023-04-20)
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Monitor SQL replication subscriptions synchronization status
In your current role if you are managing a SQL server replication setup, you are probably well aware that if any of the subscriber is not getting synchronized within...
2023-04-28 (first published: 2023-04-22)
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EightKB 2023 – Schedule and Registration
The schedule for EightKB 2023 Edition has been announced! We’re kicking off at 1pm UTC on May the 24th…here’s the schedule: – N.B. – If you click on the...
2023-04-26
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I’ve Got 99 Problems But xp_cmdshell Ain’t One
xp_cmdshell is an extended SQL stored proc that allows users to run Windows command prompt commands from within SQL. Sound scary? It might, but is xp_cmdshell really a security...
2023-04-26 (first published: 2023-04-12)
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Video – Recovering data with crash consistent snapshots
A while back I posted a blog on how to recover data with crash consistent snapshots. Snapshots are pretty handy in certain situations so I thought I’d show you...
2023-04-26 (first published: 2023-04-11)
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Why Learn PostgreSQL?
At Redgate, we’ve spent a lot of time adding PostgreSQL functionality to our DevOps tools. We’ve also hired an advocate, Ryan Booz, to help us spread the word and...
2023-04-26
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Data Marketplace
I question I have been getting from customers lately is about a data marketplace. What is it, and what products can I use to build it? A data marketplace,...
2023-04-24 (first published: 2023-04-10)
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Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
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Best OTR And WVTR Testing Laboratory In India - FARE Labs Pvt. Ltd
India’s Leading Testing Laboratory FARE Labs Pvt. Ltd. offers precise OTR and WVTR testing...
SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server 2025 Query Performance...
Is it uncommon for Dev's to have a data model of the source data
This is a generic question. To the moderators, I wasn't sure where to place...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( 'City':'Denver') GOSee possible answers