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...
2021-04-01
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Blog Posts
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.
2021-04-01
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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.
2021-04-01 (first published: 2021-03-24)
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Daily Coping 31 Mar 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...
2021-03-31
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Generate a Random Number for Each Row in a Query {a better way}
A couple of years ago I wrote a post on how to generate a random number in SQL Server. https://sqlundercover.com/2017/06/22/generating-random-numbers-for-each-row-over-a-specified-range-and-other-funky-stuff-you-can-do-with-them/ It’s ok and it works, it’s also a method...
2021-03-31
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How to add a Constant value to Dynamic JSON array in Azure Data Factory
(2021-Mar-22) I had an interesting Azure Data Factory (ADF) case last week while pulling a list of files from an Azure Storage account with the help of [Get Metadata] activity....
2021-03-31 (first published: 2021-03-23)
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Moving Into Consulting 101 - Part 2 - The Tact of a Consultant
This is part two in a five part series this week, Moving into Consulting 101.
Today's consulting topic is friendly advice on how to handle yourself in front of clients,...
2021-03-31 (first published: 2021-03-23)
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Serverless Azure SQL DB can show incorrect data space usage in the Portal
A quick PSA on the behaviour of Serverless Azure SQL DB space reporting in the Azure Portal. I recently had to shrink a large Azure SQL DB for cost...
2021-03-31
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SQL Agent Jobs – When Success is Failure
Have you ever run across an issue that made you take a step back and scratch your head? Recently, I had this exact situation hit my Inbox. One of...
2021-03-31
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Zeroing out a transaction log file does not use zeroes
I’ve been doing SQLskills training recently, and Paul Randal (blog | Twitter) reminded our class that zeroing out a transaction log file does not use zeroes (0x00). Well, not...
2021-03-31
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Blogs
Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget
It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
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