Friend of Redgate 2019
This year starts with a good news:
Here is the list of people in the directory.
Stay tuned!
2019-01-25
210 reads
Alessandro Alpi
Managing migrations with RedGate SQL Source Control 5
This is a good day for me. I’ve finally tried the improved migrations feature in the latest version of RedGate SQL Source Control ...
2016-07-07 (first published: 2016-06-30)
2,797 reads
SQL Server 2016 CTP3 – new features and the JSON support improvements
SQL Server Community Technology Preview 3 has been released some days ago.
The SQL Server team added a lot of features...
2015-11-09
672 reads
How to manage SQL Server security with SQL Source Control
One of the most common issue you can find when source controlling the database is about the security. How to manage...
2015-08-20 (first published: 2015-08-15)
2,208 reads
How to manage SQL Server security with SQL Source Control
One of the most common issue you can find when source controlling the database is about the security. How to manage...
2015-08-15
437 reads
Unit testing with SQL Server article on SQLServerCentral.com
My “Unit testing with SQL Server” article is now online on SQLServerCentral.com. A big thanks goes to Steve Jones (@way0utwes).
You...
2015-03-26
657 reads
Unit testing with SQL Server article on SQLServerCentral.com
My “Unit testing with SQL Server” article is now online on SQLServerCentral.com. A big thanks goes to Steve Jones (@way0utwes).
You...
2015-03-26
274 reads
A 2015 full of DLM
After SQL Saturday Pordenone, I’ll keep speaking about DLM (aka ALM on databases) during the following events:
PASS Italian Virtual Chapter, April 14. I’ll demonstrate...
2015-03-24
547 reads
A 2015 full of DLM
After SQL Saturday Pordenone, I’ll keep speaking about DLM (aka ALM on databases) during the following events:
PASS Italian Virtual Chapter, April 14. I’ll demonstrate...
2015-03-24
284 reads
SQL Saturday Parma – English Slide decks available to download
My SQL Saturday Parma slide decks are available to download on SlideShare.
The main topic of those presentations is database lifecycle management (DLM)...
2014-11-26
37 reads
Blogs
10 Decisions to Make Before You Create A Fabric Workspace
Creating a Fabric workspace takes about 30 seconds. Restructuring workspaces after people have built...
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Forums
Adding new column with DEFAULT II
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Advanced Deployment Scenarios: Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 7
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You Need a DBA Pipeline
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Question of the Day
Adding new column with DEFAULT II
Which number did the two COUNT(*) return:
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #tmp CREATE TABLE #tmp (id INT NOT NULL) INSERT INTO #tmp (id) SELECT gs.value FROM GENERATE_SERIES(1, 5) AS gs ALTER TABLE #tmp ADD my_value INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value DEFAULT 1 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tmp AS t WHERE my_value = 1 ALTER TABLE #tmp DROP CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value ALTER TABLE #tmp ADD CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value DEFAULT 2 FOR my_value SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tmp AS t WHERE my_value = 1See possible answers