Extended Events Misperceptions: Profiler is Easier, Part 2
I wrote a short blog post about the misperception that Profiler was easier than Extended Events when it came to the core concept of “click, connect, BOOM, too much...
2020-01-27
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Blog Posts
In Memory Table Indexes
Now that I have written about In-Memory Tables and Migrating to In-Memory tables, let’s look at indexes and how they are created and how they work within those tables....
2020-01-27 (first published: 2020-01-22)
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Is NoSQL still a thing?
G’day, Looking back, perhaps one of the (many) mistakes that I’ve made in my career was to initially ignore the N0SQL movement. I’ve focused my career on Relational Database...
2020-01-27
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sys.xp_delete_files and ‘allow filesystem enumeration’: two new undocumented items in SQL Server 2019
sys.xp_delete_files and 'allow filesystem enumeration': two new undocumented items in SQL Server 2019… Continue reading sys.xp_delete_files and ‘allow filesystem enumeration’: two new undocumented items in SQL Server 2019 ?
2020-01-27
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Do It Live! A First Look at Redgate’s Hybrid Model for SQL Source Control and SQL Change Automation (video)
In this 70 minute livestream recording, I kick the tires of a fresh new Azure DevOps demo environment showing Redgate’s Hybrid Model for SQL Source Control and SQL Change...
2020-01-25
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Azure Storage tips
As a followup to my blog post Azure Data Lake Store Gen2 is GA, I wanted to give some pointers when using ADLS Gen2 as well as blob storage,...
2020-01-24 (first published: 2020-01-16)
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Bring Your Own Key to Azure SQL Database Managed Instance TDE
Last year Azure SQL Database Managed Instance saw the introduction of bring your own key (BYOK) functionality for transparent data encryption (TDE). This functionality has been in the singleton...
2020-01-24
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Bring Your Own Key to Azure SQL Database Managed Instance TDE
Last year Azure SQL Database Managed Instance saw the introduction of bring your own key (BYOK) functionality for transparent data encryption (TDE). This functionality has been in the singleton...
2020-01-24
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Bring Your Own Key to Azure SQL Database Managed Instance TDE
Last year Azure SQL Database Managed Instance saw the introduction of bring your own key (BYOK) functionality for transparent data encryption (TDE). This functionality has been in the singleton...
2020-01-24
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How I passed the 70-761 certification exam
FUN FACT: I have been a Microsoft Certified Professional for SQL Server for over 20 years. Second FUN FACT: the last time I took a Microsoft certification exam was...
2020-01-24 (first published: 2020-01-18)
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Palantir is an American software platform that brings together business data from different sources...
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Packing and Decoding Device Status Codes with LEFT_SHIFT() and RIGHT_SHIFT() in SQL Server
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SQL Server Audit Failures
If I have a SQL Server Server Audit setup, what are my options for configuring the instance in the event it can't write to the audit log?
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