Flyway Tips: AI Generating Migration Script Names
AI is a big deal in 2026, and at Redgate, we’re experimenting with how AI can help developers and DBAs become better at their jobs. One of the areas...
2026-01-16
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Blog Posts
The Book of Redgate: Get the right stuff done
Another of our values: The facing page has this quote: “We admire people who get stuff done. While there’s a place for planning, thinking and process it is better...
2026-01-16
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Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt could help me with some analysis. I was pleasantly surprised by how this went. This...
2026-01-16 (first published: 2025-12-31)
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2026-01-14 (first published: 2026-01-05)
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SQL Server 2025 Developer Edition – One size fits all
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2025, bringing big improvements to its main database engine. This version focuses on AI features and better performance, aiming to meet the needs of...
2026-01-14 (first published: 2026-01-05)
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How to Troubleshoot a Runaway Transaction Log File
Part of being a DBA is dealing with transaction logs that grow uncontrolled for some reason. This often gets raised to the DBA in the form of a drive...
2026-01-13
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FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for running containerized workloads. While Kubernetes is one of the best orchestration tools, it also presents...
2026-01-12 (first published: 2025-12-31)
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Setting PK Names in Redgate Data Modeler
A customer was testing Redgate Data Modeler and complained that it auto-generated PK names. I had to test and discover if I could make things better, and I could....
2026-01-12
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Streamlining Azure VM Moves Into Availability Zones
One of the more frustrating aspects about creating an Azure virtual machine is that if you do not place it into an availability zone at deployment time, you’ve traditionally...
2026-01-12 (first published: 2025-12-15)
125 reads
A New Word: Fawtle
fawtle – n. a weird little flaw built into your partner that somehow only endears them more to you, in the way that impurities dissolved in water are what...
2026-01-09
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198–Change Detection
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, Meagan Longoria, who graciously agreed to help...
Redgate and Rome
By Steve Jones
I’m at the UK Redgate office today, meeting with senior leaders in all areas...
Quick Tip: Check Most DTU Expensive Queries in Azure SQL Database
Optimizing Azure SQL Database performance often begins with identifying the most resource-intensive queries. Understanding...
Forums
Permissions Removal When Changing Object Schema
When the schema of an object is changed, SQL Server wipes out the previous...
SSRS Is Dead. Here Are Your Real Options
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The Distance Metric
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Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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