SQL Server Removing Duplicates
I know, I know your data could never possibly have duplicates because obviously, you have all the constraints in place...
2019-01-09 (first published: 2019-01-03)
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Blog Posts
Store sensitive information with Azure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault is a service which allows you to keep and manage passwords, certificates and other sensitive information securely....
2019-01-09
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Testing SQL in the Advent of Code
I like participating in the Advent of Code each year, though my participation often varies wildly as life gets in...
2019-01-09 (first published: 2018-12-28)
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TICK TOCK…6 MONTHS UNTIL SQL SERVER 2008/2008 R2 SUPPORT EXPIRES UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION
If you are still running SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 you probably have heard by now that as of July 9,...
2019-01-09
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Waiter Waiter There's an Index in my Index
I’ve done a few posts on Clustered and Non-Clustered indexes before, what I’ve not however covered and something that is...
2019-01-09
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Automating like an Enterprise DBA
One of the things that should seem very commonplace to a data professional is the effort to become a lazy DBA. A lazy DBA is not a bad thing....
2019-01-08
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Automating like an Enterprise DBA
TSQL Tuesday
The second Tuesday of the month comes to us a little early this month. That means it is time...
2019-01-08
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Automation starts by doing something once, very very carefully: T-SQL Tuesday #110
After a while the intros for my T-SQL Tuesday posts get a little boring. So without any further ado, it’s...
2019-01-08
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Azure – Creating a storage account
Azure offers a lot of features that enable IT professionals to really enhance their environment. One feature that I really...
2019-01-08 (first published: 2018-12-28)
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Basic PowerShell: Get-Member
Disclaimer: I’m still learning PowerShell. I’ve been using it more lately and I want to talk about it more. I’ll...
2019-01-08
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Blogs
Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget
It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
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BCP on Linux
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BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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