Find identical duplicate indexes
The purpose of this query is to find identical duplicate non-clustered indexes i.e. indexes on same table with same columns in same order. If you have a need to...
2019-05-30 (first published: 2019-05-15)
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Blog Posts
I’m moving my permissions scripts to GitHub
I’ve written very few things that I’m more proud of than my permissions scripts, sp_SrvPermissions and sp_DBPermissions. These scripts are ... Continue reading
2019-05-30
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Microsoft Build event announcements
Another Microsoft event and another bunch of exciting announcements. At the Microsoft Build event last week, the major announcements in the data platform and AI space were: Machine Learning...
2019-05-30 (first published: 2019-05-16)
308 reads
See you at SQLSaturday Dallas!
Both my wife and I will be speaking this weekend at SQLSaturday Dallas, back-to-back in room 1.102, and both on topics perfect for entry level IT pros, job seekers,...
2019-05-30
15 reads
Taking a gamble on Azure Data Studio Notebooks
If you’re a data professional or application developer chances are you’ve run into Microsoft SQL Server once or twice. I would think that the majority of SQL Server professionals...
2019-05-30
90 reads
DMV’s for the Beginner
I give performance presentations at many different events to all levels of SQL Server professionals. Over time I’ve noticed that some DBAs and developers have never looked at the...
2019-05-29 (first published: 2019-05-15)
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Scripting SQL Server objects with dbatools – Beyond default options
Probably you had the need to script out some objects from a SQL Server instance/database and this is quite easy. You just need to right click on the object...
2019-05-29 (first published: 2019-05-15)
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Untrusted FK's demo + ADS notebooks
Back in 2012 at SQLSaturday Pensacola, I did a lunch-time lightning talk on indexing, which was supposed to have a big finale on how FK's could silently help with...
2019-05-29
7 reads
12 Ways To Rewrite SQL Queries for Better Performance
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Over the past several week's I've been exploring ways to rewrite queries to improve execution performance.
I learned a lot of these techniques over time from...
2019-05-28
8 reads
12 Ways To Rewrite SQL Queries for Better Performance
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Over the past several week's I've been exploring ways to rewrite queries to improve execution performance.
I learned a lot of these techniques over time from...
2019-05-28
29 reads
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...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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