T-SQL Tuesday #186 Invitation - Managing Agent Jobs
This month, I am hosting T-SQL Tuesday for the very first time. T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party originally created by Adam Machanic in 2009 and currently curated...
2025-05-06
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Create a Linked Server: #SQLNewBlogger
I had a customer recently that was asking about Linked Servers and some development advice. I was going to show them a few things and realized I hadn’t created...
2025-05-05
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Preparing for the TOGAF 9 Certified Exam
Now that I’ve completed both TOGAF 9 tests, I am putting up a couple of quick posts on how I prepared for these Enterprise Architecture exams.
2025-05-05
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AI in the DBeaver Query Editor
You know I had to do it as soon as I found it was possible. Yes, I installed and enabled AI in the DBeaver Query Editor so I can...
2025-05-21 (first published: 2025-05-05)
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KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 1
Another KDA case: Digitown’s utility bills suddenly doubled for no good reason. With the election coming up, I got pulled in to figure out what went wrong. I’ve got...
2025-05-30 (first published: 2025-05-02)
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Preparing for the TOGAF 9 Foundation Exam
Now that I've completed both TOGAF 9 tests, I am putting up a couple of quick posts on how I prepared for these Enterprise Architecture exams.
2025-05-02
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Advice I Like: Examining My Past Self
If you are not embarrassed by your past self, you have probably not grown up yet. – from Excellent Advice for Living While I’d like to think most of...
2025-05-02
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DevOps Day – Atlanta
No tour this year, but Redgate does have a few DevOps events scheduled. I’m hoping for more, and the first one for me this year is Atlanta. You can...
2025-05-01
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SQL Server Budgets: How to Justify Cost to Management
Ever tried to request SQL Server funding from the CFO? Your systems, your data, your customer experience – they all rely on that “invisible” database engine humming along behind...
2025-05-01
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Index Maintenance Can Change NORECOMPUTE Settings
I had a customer recently ask about a change in one of their constraints on production, where a new option appeared when they went to deploy some changes from...
2025-04-30
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Blogs
Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
A customer was trying to compare two tables and capture a state as a...
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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