What perms does a user need to create a table variable?

This came up because a user had db_owner perms and it was only reading from a database and creating a table variable from it. I created a new user...

Get the schema of a temp table

I wanted to find out what data types SQL Server auditing was using, so I put the auditing file results into a temp table and executed tempdb..sp_help on that...

Daily Coping 2 Apr 2021

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...

Moving Into Consulting 101 - Part 3 - The Hours of a Consultant

This is part three in a five part series this week, Moving into Consulting 101.  

Today's topics talk about why you were hired. How is your work likely to be quantified,...

The SQL Saturday Foundation Vision

A few things to start. First, this is about SQL Saturday events. Only. This is NOT about the future of the Summit. Redgate is working on that separately from...

Azure SQL – Saving Costs

When moving to a cloud model for your database stack no doubt you will be involved in a costing exercise. The good news is if you have Software Assurance...

Daily Coping 1 Apr 2021

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...

Easy SSIS Package Compare

I’ve been asking for a way to compare SSIS packages for a long time, and finally Redgate has released an early access version. Years ago we had an internal...

Easy SSIS Package Compare

I’ve been asking for a way to compare SSIS packages for a long time, and finally Redgate has released an early access version. Years ago we had an internal version, but the visual comparison format was a problem. Really, we couldn’t decide how to actually compare packages on screen in a way that makes sense for users.

Power BI Monthly Digest – March 2021

In this month’s Power BI Digest Matt and I will again guide you through some of the latest and greatest Power BI updates this month.