SQL in the City, Fall 2018 – Join Us!
SQL in the City is coming up, and it's a huge opportunity to learn. Register now to attend the free online streamed event, and join the Redgate team in...
2018-08-22
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Relational databases aren’t the problem
Content warning: This is the first of two rebuttal essays, about why someone is wrong on the Internet. It is...
2018-09-10 (first published: 2018-08-22)
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How to cause a simple spill to tempdb
Sometimes it’s useful to know how to cause a problem. Maybe you’ve never encountered the problem, and want to get hands-on experience. Maybe you’re testing a monitoring tool, and...
2018-08-22
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Save Money On Your Azure Monthly SQL Database Bill
Microsoft gives you two purchasing models for your Azure SQL Databases (SQL DB), a DTU and a vCore based model...
2018-09-05 (first published: 2018-08-22)
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Is a SELECT statement always executed?
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2018-08-22
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#SQLCareer 3/4 August 6th 2018
Last month Steve Jones (b/t) suggested that it might be helpful if those of us that work in the IT/database...
2018-09-06 (first published: 2018-08-22)
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Always On SQL Server Replica in a Disconnected State
Sometimes the SQL logs and application logs provide some great info in regards to errors and issues. When building an...
2018-08-22
5,753 reads
Format Query as JSON
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a file format used to transmit data from various applications, very similar to XML, it...
2018-09-06 (first published: 2018-08-22)
3,734 reads
NFL Football Player Stats & Analysis 2018 is now available!
I’ve had a lot of people ask me for this over the past few months and its finally (mostly) ready!...
2018-09-03 (first published: 2018-08-21)
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SQL in the City Summit
This fall, in October, Redgate Software will be hosting three, live, in-person events. These events will take place in New...
2018-09-03 (first published: 2018-08-21)
1,478 reads
Blogs
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
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Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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