Power Plans and Windows Server 2008 R2
After seeing an interesting blog post on AnandTech IT last week that showed slower query response time in x64 SQL...
2010-02-22
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Blog Posts
SQL Server 2008 - Adding Row Totals
During a recent client engagement I was asked if there was a quick way to add a row containing totals...
2010-02-22
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What Does It Look Like When Everything Is Okay?
I'm a big believer in looking at systems when everything is okay. I'm not the only one, as Joe Richards, a...
2010-02-22
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What’s up with the reads?
So the other day I read Andrew Kelly’s article, Do You Have Hidden Cache Problems, in the latest electronic edition...
2010-02-22
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When Should You Start Speaking?
I know it’s daunting and a little intimidating, but there are so many people with knowledge to share. I see...
2010-02-22
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Data Type Precedence and Implicit Conversions
In my last post, I noted that one of the biggest differences between ISNULL and COALESCE was the fact that...
2010-02-21
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Disk Partition Alignment
This whitepaper from Greg Lowe talks about the important strategy behind disk partition alignment. This is focused mainly in SQL...
2010-02-21
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Free Data From Across the Pond
Ok so I know a statement like that will whip some of you into a frenzy, but it’s true. No...
2010-02-21
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I’m givin’ ‘er all she’s got!
Or am I?
As I proceed down the path on a consolidation project, I have taken time to pause and ponder...
2010-02-21
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I'm Speaking at SQLLunch
I am excited to be speaking at SQLLunch.com on March 1st. SQL Lunch is a great website event where Host...
2010-02-21
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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,...
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
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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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