SQL Server on steroids with RAM disk
I’ve faced pretty common situation recently – you need to work with huge data during development/testing. It’s good if you have...
2011-07-05
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Select from a table with no rows returned.
G’day,
I recently ran into a nice feature that I had never encountered before.
Sometimes, when developing or administrating an unfamiliar table...
2011-07-04
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Wild West Day
One of the things I’m missing today is Wild West Day at Red Gate. It’s not just because I don’t...
2011-07-04
1,602 reads
How to re-create database quickly
I was running some database unit tests and needed to drop completely everyhing in my database. There are really many...
2011-07-04
702 reads
2011 SQL Server MVP Award
Thanks Microsoft for awarding me the MVP for SQL Server for the third year in a row. It’s a great...
2011-07-04
615 reads
Listing Stored Procedures From Every Database
Recently I answered a question on AskSSC that I thought I would create a quick blog about. Someone had asked...
2011-07-04
748 reads
Creating Icons Files
While working on a PowerPack for PowerGUI I needed to create a bunch of icon files from bitmaps files so...
2011-07-03
690 reads
Non-Convergence of Replicated Data
Brad McGehee over at SQL Aloha posted his July Question: What Do You Think are the Most Common DBA Pain...
2011-07-02
876 reads
Bloopers
An early peak at the bloopers going out on Monday. Feel free to enjoy today. I’ve included the editorial and...
2011-07-01
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July Question: What Do You Think are the Most Common DBA Pain Points?
While being a DBA is challenging and often rewarding, we often experience a lot of pain points that we wish...
2011-07-01
696 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Palantir is an American software platform that brings together business data from different sources...
Forums
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My PASS Summit West 2026
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Packing and Decoding Device Status Codes with LEFT_SHIFT() and RIGHT_SHIFT() in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
SQL Server Audit Failures
If I have a SQL Server Server Audit setup, what are my options for configuring the instance in the event it can't write to the audit log?
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