I have a new Passion
Yes, I like to blog, maybe slightly more on Azure than SQL Server. I enjoy it and it probably explains...
2017-11-28
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All About SQL
Azure SQL Database – Service Tiers
Naturally the cost of Azure SQL Database directly relates to what tier and performance level you are using. Starting from...
2017-11-23
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SQL Server – DBCC CHECKTABLE
If you know about DBCC CHECKDB then most likely you will know about DBCC CHECKTABLE. Quite simply this command performs...
2017-11-20
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Azure SQL Database Alerting
It’s good to be proactive and one way is to setup alerts and it is no different when using Azure...
2017-11-16
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Folks Who Have Made a Difference
TSQL Tuesday time hosted by Ewald (https://sqlonice.com/tsql-tuesday-96-folks-who-have-made-a-difference/) and quite simply one man has morphed me into who I am today...
2017-11-14
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SQL Server 2017 – Interleaved Execution
I worked on testing interleaved execution with Microsoft back in January, I didn’t do much, just tested the functionality against...
2017-11-20 (first published: 2017-11-09)
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Azure SQL Database Compatibility Levels
Let’s start off with a quick overview of SQL Server versions and compatibility levels.
100 = SQL Server 2008 and Azure SQL...
2017-11-06
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Microsoft MVP!?
What? Is probably the most common reply out there and if it is then that is how I felt when...
2017-11-02
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Azure SQL Database Automatic Tuning – Questions Answered
I used to be on the fence regarding whether or not Automatic Tuning should be on as the default when...
2017-11-01
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SQL Server Phantom Reads
With Halloween around the corner what better topic to discuss than phantom reads. A phantom read occurs when rows have...
2017-11-08 (first published: 2017-10-26)
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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
Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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The String Distance I
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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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