It’s interesting how an OR short circuits.
I recently did a post on the case expression short circuting and received a very very interesting comment from Chad ... Continue reading
2019-06-27 (first published: 2019-06-17)
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Blog Posts
Simulating Load
I needed to generate some load for a demo and wasn’t looking forward to doing it. I was in a hurry, and didn’t want to deal with a lot...
2019-06-27 (first published: 2019-06-12)
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Leadership Part 2: Talent acquisition and Employee Retention
The two most costly human capital expenses an organization will have is the onboarding and offboarding of staff. Just take a moment to think about that and if your...
2019-06-26 (first published: 2019-06-12)
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Query machine name of the sql server instance - the hard or the harder way
I was at a client where they are using non-Microsoft clustering technology to achieve the high availability of SQL Server instances....
2019-06-26 (first published: 2019-06-13)
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SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 is end of life on 9 July 2019
Next month, Microsoft is ending five years of extended support on SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2. This follows five years of mainstream support before that. You...
2019-06-26
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Database File Changes
Data professionals around the globe are frequently finding themselves occupied with figuring out why and when a file (data or log) for a database has changed in size. Whether...
2019-06-25
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From Evangelist to Advocate
It’s time for a little bit of change to occur. I am no longer a Product Evangelist for Redgate Software. No, they haven’t fired me and I haven’t quit....
2019-06-25
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Joker’s Wild
This past weekend I had a blast presenting Joker’s Wild with Erin Stellato (blog|twitter), Andy Mallon (blog|twitter), and Drew Furgiuele (blog|twitter). Watch it here! Table of contents: What is...
2019-06-25 (first published: 2019-06-11)
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Managing Cross-Database Dependencies in Builds (Redgate video)
Building your database code is an essential practice to ensure that it compiles from source and that dependencies are met. But things can get tricky when you have objects...
2019-06-25
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Multiple Identity Inserts
Watch this week's video on YouTube
This week I want to share something that surprised me about using SQL Server's SET IDENTITY_INSERT statement.
I started with two tables with identity columns...
2019-06-25
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Blogs
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan
By Brian Kelley
My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework...
Advice I Like: Celebrate Success
By Steve Jones
“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each...
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
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