2026-01-19 (first published: 2026-01-08)
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Blog Posts
Simple Talks Podcasting in 2026
I’m in the UK today, having arrived this morning in London. Hopefully, by this time ,I’m in Cambridge and at the Redgate office. Maybe sitting in the foyer alcove,...
2026-01-19
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Catching Up On SQLOrlando
Somehow two years have elapsed since my last update; hopefully it won’t be that long before the next one. My last post was about SQLSaturday Orlando 2023. Since then,...
2026-01-16 (first published: 2026-01-03)
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Flyway Tips: AI Generating Migration Script Names
AI is a big deal in 2026, and at Redgate, we’re experimenting with how AI can help developers and DBAs become better at their jobs. One of the areas...
2026-01-16
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The Book of Redgate: Get the right stuff done
Another of our values: The facing page has this quote: “We admire people who get stuff done. While there’s a place for planning, thinking and process it is better...
2026-01-16
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Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt could help me with some analysis. I was pleasantly surprised by how this went. This...
2026-01-16 (first published: 2025-12-31)
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2026-01-14 (first published: 2026-01-05)
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SQL Server 2025 Developer Edition – One size fits all
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2025, bringing big improvements to its main database engine. This version focuses on AI features and better performance, aiming to meet the needs of...
2026-01-14 (first published: 2026-01-05)
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FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for running containerized workloads. While Kubernetes is one of the best orchestration tools, it also presents...
2026-01-12 (first published: 2025-12-31)
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Setting PK Names in Redgate Data Modeler
A customer was testing Redgate Data Modeler and complained that it auto-generated PK names. I had to test and discover if I could make things better, and I could....
2026-01-12
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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