Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to avoid having SQL Server name them for you. I closed with the following statement:
SQL Server...
2026-04-17 (first published: 2026-04-06)
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We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard Edition, a few on the Enterprise Edition, and others handling core work, like the Linux/PostgreSQL...
2026-04-13 (first published: 2026-04-06)
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Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue a chaotic cloud environment is where it gets interesting. FinOps is about building a culture...
2026-04-15 (first published: 2026-04-06)
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As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE which is introduced on SQL Server 2008, TDE is at rest has limitation as data...
2026-04-13 (first published: 2026-04-04)
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Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this feature encrypts a physical layer of Database files Data/log files protection at Disk / storage...
2026-04-04 (first published: 2026-04-03)
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Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for the Red Rock Rave volleyball tournament with a team of 13 year olds. We’ve been...
2026-04-03
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I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a few people thinking and commenting on their own experiences. I decided to write a few...
2026-04-10 (first published: 2026-04-01)
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But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed to ask a critical question, "Who am I doing this for?" When I agree to...
2026-04-10 (first published: 2026-03-30)
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I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person twice in May 2026. With summer vacations coming up, this is a perfect time of...
2026-03-30
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I saw a question asking about the next sequence value and decided to try and answer it myself. I assumed this would be easy, and it was, but I...
2026-04-15 (first published: 2026-03-30)
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By James Serra
(This is the third post in a three-part series on how AI is changing...
Continuing with my takeaways from SQLCon and FabCon Europe in Barcelona, let’s talk about...
By Steve Jones
Next year the PASS Data Community Summit is in DENVER! and London, but Denver...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Pay for Performance, which is...
I wrote about this several years ago but will contribute again a life hack...
Hi I have this query that is slow during the 'not in' part of...
I run this query:
SELECT s.name AS schemaname , o.name AS objectname FROM sys.objects o INNER JOIN sys.schemas s ON s.schema_id = o.schema_id WHERE o.name = 'Beer'I get one row back for an object named dbo.beer. There is an ETL schema and both of these are nonpartitioned tables. I run this code:
ALTER TABLE dbo.beer switch TO etl.beerWhat happens? See possible answers