Setting up powershell remote sessions
Hey guys, differing from usual this is a quick post on setting up powershell remote sessions. I know you can...
2016-05-02 (first published: 2016-04-22)
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The DBA Who Came In From The Cold
SQL 2016 – Dynamic Data Masking
One of the new features that’s coming with SQL Server 2016 is Dynamic Data Masking. DDM is designed to allow...
2016-04-22 (first published: 2016-04-13)
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Tools of the trade
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now, nice and simple, just want to list the tools...
2016-04-06
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Update to TRUNCATE TABLE in SQL 2016 (partition support)
Continuing my obsession with partitioning I thought I’d write this quick post about a cool change in SQL Server 2016.
This...
2016-04-12 (first published: 2016-03-29)
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Partitioning and filegroup restores
I’ve been playing around with partitioning quite a lot recently and wanted to write a quick post about how it...
2016-04-05 (first published: 2016-03-24)
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First foray into presenting
It’s been a while since I’ve posted as the run up to Xmas last year and this January have been...
2016-01-29
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Pass 2015 – Overall Thoughts
I know I only posted one other blog about Pass but I’ve been way too busy over the last couple...
2015-11-01
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Pass 2015 – First Impressions
It’s Pass 2015 this week and I’m attending (seriously I’m unbelievably chuffed)! As they’ll be a shedload of blogs about...
2015-10-27
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Pass 2015 – First Impressions
It’s Pass 2015 this week and I’m attending (seriously I’m unbelievably chuffed)! As they’ll be a shedload of blogs about...
2015-10-27
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Where is my data stored?
Tables within SQL Server can contain a maximum of 8060 bytes per row. However even though columns are limited to...
2015-09-21
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Blogs
Using Claude Code as a Database SRE Agent with the Everpure Fusion MCP Server
Here’s the scenario: one of my SQL Server instances migrated to the DR array....
The Book of Redgate: Products
By Steve Jones
We are product focused at Redgate Software. Here is another of our values that...
KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 7
By Zikato
A fugitive cyber-criminal, a wingsuit, and 24 million flight records. Somewhere between Doha and...
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The SQL Server 2016 Plan
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whats that ssis analyzer product that documents lineage
hi, a few years ago was at a very large company that bought a...
Implicit Conversions Cripple SQL Server
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() III
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count(-1)What is returned? See possible answers