Why is SSDT so slow?

I see the same question again and again "I am using SSDT but it takes a long time to publish...

Why is SSDT so slow?

I see the same question again and again “I am using SSDT but it takes a long time to publish changes, how do I make it faster?” or the...

Why is SSDT so slow?

I see the same question again and again “I am using SSDT but it takes a long time to publish...

A Tool for Every Job

I’m a fixer. A tinkerer. As a kid, I would take my toys apart just to see how they worked,...

Come to Us or We’ll Come to You

No, that’s not a threat. It’s an offer to help out.
Redgate Software is very serious about the efforts we’re putting...

Enabling Instant File Initialization

Found a couple good walkthroughs on enabling instant file initialization. However, I'm becoming more familar with the nuances of various...

Monday Morning SQL Break – June 1, 2015

It’s Monday and time for this week’s weekly blog and twitter round-up for last week. If you haven’t already, follow...

Parallelism and Columnstore Indexes

Columnstore indexes are fascinating and really cool. Unfortunately, they’re adding an interesting new wrinkle to an old problem.
What’s the Cost...

Power BI with Azure SQL Database

**Information is current as of 5/21/2015**
Recently Azure SQL Database was added as a new connection to the Power BI Preview....

SQL 2016 Preview has been released!

For those who haven’t noticed already:
SQL Server 2016 CTP2 (or Preview as some call it) has just been released!

This means...