Why I Use Social Media
Yesterday was a scary time for the Kelley family. Our youngest, our five year-old daughter, suddenly had a rash everywhere....
2010-07-01
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Blog Posts
Building A Remote Desktop Manager Cluster List
The Microsoft Clustering and High Availablity bloggers have taken noticed of the Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) utility from a...
2010-06-30
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DB2 – Create a Database
OK for my next DB2 trick and remaining off the path of the righteous for the time being we will...
2010-06-30
4,973 reads
Does Your Company Have a SQL Server DR Plan?
This past month I ran a poll asking this question: “Does your company have a formal, tested, disaster recovery plan...
2010-06-30
1,552 reads
MDX Puzzle #2
Now that we have our feet wet, let’s get started with the next puzzle. In this puzzle we will write...
2010-06-30
1,449 reads
MS Access Annoyance: Doesn’t Link Synonyms
I use Access when I don’t have dedicated admin tools for editing data, frequently the case for infrequently changed data...
2010-06-30
3,144 reads
One of these things is not like the other
I’m working with PowerShell, and digging it. I decided that I wanted to create a new script (blog post later,...
2010-06-30
2,081 reads
PASS, Don’t Waste My Time
Update: Apparently I can't write, or get a point across from the
comments and a few emails, so I have...
2010-06-30
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SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC - Registration and Call for Speakers is On-line
The website is up for SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia. We're holding it on October 2, 2010, in West Columbia, SC,...
2010-06-30
1,436 reads
The Politics of SQL Server Performance
Like most DBA’s I’m sure you often find yourself delivering information to the business concerning the performance of your SQL...
2010-06-30
1,516 reads
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,...
Forums
Purpose of the Rice Purity Test
The main purpose of the Rice Purity Test is entertainment and self reflection. Many...
Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
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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