An Sp_addrolemember Gotcha
Over the past few months there have been a handful of times when I had to fix a security problem...
2014-05-22
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Blog Posts
Getting Started with the Modern.ie VMs on VirtualBox with IIS Express
Microsoft has made pre-packaged Virtual Machine images available for purposes of testing different versions of IE via the modern.ie web...
2014-05-22
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Missing Indexes Script v2
Frequently we hear the analogy that <insert item here> is like opinions, everybody has one and not all of them...
2014-05-22 (first published: 2014-05-15)
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Speaking at SQLSaturday Rheinland, Germany 2014
It is with a great pleasure that I am happy to share that today I have received news of being...
2014-05-22
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Two things you probably shouldn’t say in an interview
If you look online you can find thousands of pages of advice on interviews as well as people asking for...
2014-05-22
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Writing A Question Of the Day–More Notes
One of the things I’m trying to do now is include a link to a blog(ger) in the explanation. That...
2014-05-22
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Building The SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan–Part 9
I’ve heard more than once that Meetup.com is a good way to reach new people so we’re looking at how...
2014-05-21
699 reads
Cumulative Update – 10 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Is Now Available !
The 10th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available for download at the Microsoft...
2014-05-21
982 reads
DBA Myths: A table with a primary key is not a heap
Typically when you see a heading like this you know the answer is “No” or “False” but in this case...
2014-05-21
2,642 reads
How SQL Server statistics are generated and updated
One of the easiest ways to increase query performance on your database is making sure your statistics are up-to-date. Statistics...
2014-05-21 (first published: 2014-05-16)
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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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