Ollama SQL FastStart streamlines the deployment of SQL Server 2025 with integrated AI capabilities through a comprehensive Docker-based solution. This project delivers a production-ready environment combining SQL Server 2025,...
2025-06-16 (first published: 2025-05-19)
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With the release of SQL Server 2025, Microsoft is firmly positioning its flagship database platform as an enterprise-ready AI solution. Having spent time with the preview builds and working...
2025-06-09 (first published: 2025-05-19)
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I was sick of changing context in Azure Data Studio while cleaning up things discovered in our vulnerability assessments. Changing things via PowerShell I wanted to be cautious with...
2025-06-04 (first published: 2025-05-16)
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The crime spree in Digitown is not ending. This time 20 cars have been stolen and we need to find where they’re stored.
The problem
This is the abridged case description....
2025-06-09 (first published: 2025-05-16)
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One of our mission statements in the Book of Redgate says: attempt to do the best work of your life. I’d like to think that at most points in...
2025-05-16
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On May 8, 2025, we hosted our first official event in Switzerland at Prime Tower, Zurich. The gathering marked an important step in our journey to support organizations as...
2025-05-16 (first published: 2025-05-15)
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Tomorrow is the Redgate DevOps Day in Atlanta. You can still sign up, so do that if you can make it. Here’s the rough outline Vision Session – w/...
2025-05-14
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Too many IT teams run index rebuild jobs on autopilot. Every night. Every index. No questions asked. Here’s the truth: if you’re doing this daily on indexes smaller than...
2025-05-26 (first published: 2025-05-14)
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If you're a data analyst juggling varied datasets, mastering SQL data type conversions isn't just handy—it's crucial. Whether you’re making different data types play nice together or boosting query...
2025-05-28 (first published: 2025-05-14)
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It’s that time of the month again, when the T-SQL Tuesday blog party takes place. I manage this site, and am looking for hosts all the time. This month...
2025-05-13
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Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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