SQL Server Best Practices
Many technologists dislike the term ‘Best Practice’ because what works for one environment might not work for another. I prefer the term ‘Industry Best Practice,’ prefaced with the caveat: ‘For...
2025-07-15
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Blog Posts
The PASS Summit on Tour in the Netherlands
The PASS Summit goes on tour this year, with the final date the first few days of October in the Netherlands, Utrect to be exact. This is the first...
2025-07-15
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Copying an Azure SQL database between two Azure SQL Instances in two different subscriptions.
I recently had to copy an Azure SQL database (SQL db) from one subscription to an Azure SQL Server instance ... Continue reading
2025-07-14
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Generative AI vs Predictive AI | Real-World Examples & Tools You Should Know
What is Artificial Intelligence? Understanding Predictive vs. Generative AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how we live, work, and interact with technology. From personalized recommendations to AI-generated art, the...
2025-07-14 (first published: 2025-06-23)
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IPv4 vs IPv6 Explained: Why IPv6 Still Hasn’t Replaced IPv4
The internet relies on IP (Internet Protocol) addresses to identify devices and route traffic. Two versions of IP exist today: IPv4 and IPv6. While IPv6 was introduced to overcome...
2025-07-14
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Monday Monitor Tips: Searching Permission Changes
During a demo of Redgate Monitor Enterprise to a customer, they asked about how to search for permission changes. This post examines how you can do that in Redgate...
2025-07-14 (first published: 2025-06-23)
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Redefining Tech Leadership in the Age of Microsoft AI
AI is no longer a niche capability – it is a leadership catalyst. As Microsoft continues to push boundaries with tools like Azure and Fabric, the demands on today’s...
2025-07-14
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Sample Data with GenAI in Seconds
A friend was asking for help with some data analysis. This was in PowerBI, and the source data was PII. I asked them to mask the data for me...
2025-07-14
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TSQL Tuesday #188 Growing community
I am responding late to a T-SQL Tuesday invite from John Sterrett. John’s call is about various ways to grow young data community/speakers. I’m going to take a brief...
2025-07-13
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Communicate to the Individual
I may think I'm trying to reach the crowd, but I'm really trying to reach each person within the crowd. The "crowd" doesn't actually exist.
2025-07-11 (first published: 2025-06-24)
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Blogs
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Identities and Sequences III
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Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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