Redgate Community Circle
I am very excited to announce that I will be taking my paid precon content “Tools for SQL Server Query Performance Tuning” and presenting it for free. This is...
2020-04-23 (first published: 2020-04-16)
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New Article For Simple Talk!
Hi All, While I haven’t been writing here, I have been writing. I have a new article that has just been published on Simple Talk, and I am developing...
2020-04-16
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Presenting at Global Azure Virtual Day 2020 Omaha
I’m thrilled to be presenting along side of some industry greats at the upcoming Global Azure Virtual Day on April 25th as part of the Omaha users group. The...
2020-04-16
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What is the datatype SQL_VARIANT
The SQL_VARIANT data type is an interesting beast. It is a data type that can store most types of data. ... Continue reading
2020-04-27 (first published: 2020-04-16)
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Daily Coping 16 Apr 2020
I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each...
2020-04-16
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It’s 2020, Do I really need to DBCC CHECKDB?
I’ll start by saying that I swear I posted this at some point in the past but I don’t see it looking back at old posts. This is from...
2020-04-27 (first published: 2020-04-15)
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SQL Prompt Fixes Poor Order By Coding
SQL Prompt is a fantastic coding aid, but it does more than format your code and provide intellisense. Over time, the team has enhanced SQL Prompt to also guide...
2020-04-23 (first published: 2020-04-15)
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Remember this if you want to use sp_
Erik Darling, of Erik Darling Data (blog | Twitter) recently posted a very interesting video (my YouTube playlist is all Erik Darling Data videos and Honest Trailers). In this...
2020-04-15
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Daily Coping 15 Apr 2020
I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each...
2020-04-15
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Move All Your SQL Database and Log Files in Bulk
As always, the script from this post can also be found on our GitHub repo, HERE You’ve got a SQL Server with a few hundred databases on it (to...
2020-04-23 (first published: 2020-04-15)
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Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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