Convert Local Datetime to UTC (pre-SQL Server 2016)
Recently I was working with a client who was still on SQL Server 2012. Support issues aside, there are some very useful T-SQL functions/clauses who didn’t exist in 2012,...
2022-02-17
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Blog Posts
Daily Coping 17 Feb 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-02-17
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SQL Saturday Colorado Springs 2022
In just over a month, SQL Saturday comes back to Colorado Springs. On Mar 19, SQL Saturday Colorado Springs 2022 is taking place at the local library. This is...
2022-02-17
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Checking accessibility in your day-to-day work
Last year I wrote a series of posts about accessibility as it relates to presentations, and one aspect which I didn’t cover is within the documents themselves. We create...
2022-02-16
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Daily Coping 16 Feb 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-02-16
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Data Thoughts – Renewing Microsoft Certifications
G’Day, I recently renewed one of my Azure Certifications, extending it by another year from the original expiry data. You can extend any certification that is about to expire...
2022-02-16 (first published: 2022-02-05)
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Key (Lookup) in SQL Server Key Lookup performance
Learn about SQL Server key lookup performance and how to improve the performance of key lookup queries.
2022-02-16
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SQL Server – Backing up the Tail of the Log
When a database gets corrupted or failure occurs, before restoring the database from the backups you've created, it is recommended to create a tail-log backup of the records that...
2022-02-16 (first published: 2022-02-07)
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Azure DB for MySQL – Replication
No doubt there will be a need for you to split off your analytical queries from the main database for performance reasons. If you have been following me in...
2022-02-15
31 reads
Daily Coping 15 Feb 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-02-15
30 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #202 Invitation: That One SQL Server Outage You’ll Never Forget
I am excited to host T-SQL Tuesday for the first time. I want to...
A Daily Report from Claude
By Steve Jones
Redgate had some Claude training recently, which I went through as my knowledge has...
A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
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Tracking All the Queries
I have 3 instances of a brand new long running query that are executing on a SQL Server 2025 instance. Query store is enabled. One of the queries is killed by the administrator, one is cancelled by the user. The other runs to completion. How many rows are in Query Store for this query?
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