4 Reasons To Avoid VARCHAR(8000)
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When first learning SQL Server, I had the brilliant idea of defining every column on my table as VARCHAR(8000). After all, the VARCHAR datatype...
2019-03-19
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Blog Posts
Invoke-Sqlcmd is Now Available Cross-Platform in the SqlServer module
Invoke-Sqlcmd is Now Available for MacOS & Linux in the SqlServer module. The module has been posted as v21.1.18095-preview which means...
2019-03-19 (first published: 2019-03-05)
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Monitoring Your Databases and Servers and…
You absolutely need to know about the servers you have under management in your estate. You need to know about the databases. Uptime, performance, behaviors, errors, corruption and a...
2019-03-19
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Monitoring Your Databases and Servers and…
You absolutely need to know about the servers you have under management in your estate. You need to know about...
2019-03-19
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PASS turns 20
Its really hard to believe that its been 20 years since the start of the PASS organization – the volunteer run...
2019-03-19
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Take the 2019 State of SQL Server Monitoring Survey: Here’s What’s in It For You
Calling all Database Administrators, Developers, Analysts, Consultants, and Managers: Redgate has a survey open asking how you monitor your SQL Servers. Take the survey before April 5, 2019. Your...
2019-03-19
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The SQL Server Data Row Size Question: Why is It Bigger?
This morning, I received the following question from a user: Hello Madam, Could you please clarify SQLServer “Data Row” size: If I run the script below on SQL Server...
2019-03-19
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Time Zones and Daylight Saving Time
Watch this week’s episode on YouTubeAT TIME ZONE is great because it makes it easy to perform daylight saving time and...
2019-03-19 (first published: 2019-03-05)
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A Week of SQL Server 2019
I’m in Redmond, or Bellevue, or somewhere nearby. Not completely sure where the Microsoft MVP Summit is this week (as...
2019-03-18
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Compliance Ain’t Easy
I’m sure by now you’ve heard of the GDPR and some of the large scale data breaches that have occurred within it. If you haven’t heard of the GDPR,...
2019-03-18
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Blogs
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
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