Supported Compatibility Levels in SQL Server
It has been well documented and is well known that SQL Server supports certain older versions of SQL Server in a compatibility mode. This setting is something that can...
2014-05-21
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Blog Posts
Why Won't My Clustered Instance Start?
Last weekend I had a client page me in the middle of the night (because, of course, these things always...
2014-05-21
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Attaching All Databases with PowerShell – The Overview
TL;DR Script is here: Git Hub Powershell Scripts. It’s the attachdbs.ps1 and will attach all databases in a folder to...
2014-05-20
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Comparison of Columnstore Compression
SQL Server 2012 introduced non-clustered columnstore indexes, and SQL Server 2014 gave us clustered columnstore indexes. Both share the same...
2014-05-20
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Google Analytics for SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services)
Update: There is a new 1.7 Version of Google Analytics Source for SSIS
In the modern age of the technology, almost...
2014-05-20
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Granting or denying permissions to all of the tables within a database
When granting or denying permissions to the tables within a database you have two options. You can either add the...
2014-05-20 (first published: 2014-05-15)
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Presenting at ONETUG on July 10, 2014
I’ll be presenting SQL Performance for Developers to the members of ONETUG on July 10, 2014. I’m going to hit...
2014-05-20
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Quick Tips–SQL Prompt Formatting
I love SQL Prompt, and think it’s a great productivity tool. Even before I worked at Red Gate, I love...
2014-05-20 (first published: 2014-05-14)
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Running Out of Foreign Keys-Question of the Day
Running Out of Foreign Keys is live today. Nothing too interesting about this one, a straight forward question where you...
2014-05-20
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Tulsa User Group
I love user groups.
I have a special place in my heart for people who go out and give their time...
2014-05-20
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: AI Generating Migration Script Names
By Steve Jones
AI is a big deal in 2026, and at Redgate, we’re experimenting with how...
The Book of Redgate: Get the right stuff done
By Steve Jones
Another of our values: The facing page has this quote: “We admire people who...
Runing tSQLt Tests with Claude
By Ed Elliott
Running tSQLt unit tests is great from Visual Studio but my development workflow...
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No Defaults Passwords Ever
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Introduction of OPTIMIZE_FOR_SEQUENTIAL_KEY = ON
Hi, We have low latency high volume system. I have a table having 3...
The Long Name
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Question of the Day
The Long Name
I run this code to create a table:
When I check the length, I get these results:
A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?