Running tSQLt tests from C/VB.Net/Java/Whatever
When you already have a test framework setup such as MSTest or NUnit and possibly a CI build in place and you want to add Sql Server tests it...
2014-11-20
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Blog Posts
SQLCMD and SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER
Let’s talk about something simple today. You might already be knowing this, but if you haven’t seen/noted this before then...
2014-11-20 (first published: 2014-11-14)
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The Truth About Index Fragmentation
In just a little while, I’m going to give a presentation at the PASS Performance Virtual Chapter. You can download...
2014-11-20
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Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 43 (“Transaction Log Basics”)
Continuation from the previous 42 parts, starting from http://www.nikoport.com/2013/07/05/clustered-columnstore-indexes-part-1-intro/
This post is dedicated to the Transaction Log behaviour, which might explain...
2014-11-19
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Fast Track Data Warehouse Reference Architecture for SQL Server 2014
I have previously blogged about the Fast Track Data Warehouse, a reference configuration optimized for data warehousing (see Microsoft SQL Server...
2014-11-19
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How to determine Meta data or result set information of a stored procedure /trigger ? TIP # 73
Sometimes it may require that you don’t know what will be output of a stored procedure ? what kind of result...
2014-11-19
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Power Testing ETL with Power BI – Shaping The Data with Power Query and Power Pivot
This blog post digs into the details of shaping the data with Power Query and Power Pivot in order to...
2014-11-19 (first published: 2014-11-12)
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SQL Konference 2015
My first speaking date of the new year is scheduled. I’ll be at the SQL Server Konference 2015, near Frankfurt,...
2014-11-19
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Community is Everything
I don’t care what technology or technologies you enjoy using in your daily job. If there’s an enthusiastic community behind...
2014-11-18
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For better Sql code use fake tables
When unit testing code there is a really powerful feature that is either called mocking or faking or sometimes using...
2014-11-18
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Blogs
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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