In a tech landscape dominated by distributed systems, serverless architectures, and real-time analytics, one might assume that SQL, a language born in the 1970s, would be fading into obscurity....
2025-09-01 (first published: 2025-08-11)
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Had an incredible time at DevUp in St. Louis this weekend! This conference gets better and better each year and draws in some incredible folks from all over the...
2025-08-29 (first published: 2025-08-08)
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If you're not having success in convincing your organization to send you to this year's PASS Data Community Summit, you could win a 3-day registration by submitting some basic...
2025-08-29 (first published: 2025-08-12)
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I think we might have forgotten this a bit, but on one of the pages, we have this title: A Meeting without an Objective is a Chat. You can...
2025-08-29
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Embracing Total Responsibility In every organization there comes a moment when teams must choose between passing blame or owning every outcome. The mindset of extreme ownership calls on leaders...
2025-08-28
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I refresh my test SQL Servers at least monthly with a fresh VM. Setting up directories, installing SQL Server, setting up security, and restoring databases all take time. And...
2025-08-28
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If your Notion workspace feels more like a data graveyard than a command center, you're not alone. I’ll show you how to connect SQL to your Notion setup so...
2025-08-28
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🌐 What is Azure SQL Migration Extension? The Azure SQL Migration Extension for Azure Data Studio is a powerful tool that simplifies the process of migrating on-premises SQL Server...
2025-08-27 (first published: 2025-08-06)
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“SQL Server is slow.” We’ve all heard it. But that doesn’t always mean SQL Server is the problem. And “slow” means nothing without context and ability to verify. More...
2025-08-27 (first published: 2025-08-06)
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For those testing SQL Server 2025 before it officially releases, Microsoft has made the first release candidate available. There's a lengthy article on all the new features that are...
2025-08-26
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By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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