Restarting SQL Server after adding a new SQL login
At a project, we asked if we could get a SQL Server login/user so we could make a connection from an Apache Airflow pipeline to the SQL Server instance....
2019-09-24
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Quick Tips
Earlier this year I made a series of videos that were played before the start of several DBA Fundamentals presentations. These videos gave viewers something SQL related to watch while the...
2019-09-24 (first published: 2019-09-17)
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SQL Server’s “Wrong” Math
Watch this week’s video on YouTube! A couple of weeks ago I decided to rebuild my recording studio by getting rid of my fabric backdrop and replacing it with...
2019-09-24
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SQL Server's "Wrong" Math
Watch this week's video on YouTube
A couple of weeks ago I decided to rebuild my recording studio by getting rid of my fabric backdrop and replacing it with a...
2019-09-24
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SQL Server's "Wrong" Math
Watch this week's video on YouTube
A couple of weeks ago I decided to rebuild my recording studio by getting rid of my fabric backdrop and replacing it with a...
2019-09-24
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Using Project Connections in SSIS
In SQL Server Integration Services, connection managers are used as gateways for most any external read and write operation. Connection managers are type- and format-specific, and in the case...
2019-09-24 (first published: 2019-09-16)
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All about PASS Summit 2019
Here are the things you must/should probably know about PASS Summit 2019, as told by me. Included: Advice for first timers Prioritized schedule at a glance Sessions we recommend...
2019-09-23
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Automate Your SQL Notebooks with Two New Options
There are two new options for automating your SQL Notebooks with your SQL Servers. Earlier this month, the Insiders build of Azure Data Studio received the ability to add...
2019-09-23
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Automate Your SQL Notebooks with Two New Options
There are two new options for automating your SQL Notebooks with your SQL Servers. Earlier this month, the Insiders build of Azure Data Studio received the ability to add...
2019-09-23
DMV with SQL Server Service info (including the service accounts)
I recently found this DMV and couldn’t wait to share. sys.dm_server_services What’s so great about it? For each service for ... Continue reading
2019-09-23 (first published: 2019-09-12)
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
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The String Distance I
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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