AdventureWorks2012 Bug on Azure
While I have production databases in Azure, I can’t exactly experiment with them at will. Further, while they mostly have...
2013-09-25
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The Scary DBA
Premium Database on Azure
One of the things that can make Windows Azure SQL Databases (WASD) attractive is the fact that they run inside...
2013-09-24
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PASS Votes and So Should You
To put it bluntly, you need to go cast a vote for Allen Kinsel for the PASS Board.
In his own...
2013-09-23
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Web Design & Azure
I’ve listened to tons of programmers and DBAs complain about the look of Windows Azure. But, I’m friends with several...
2013-09-20
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SQL Lighthouse
Red Gate is constantly experimenting with technology. Because of a long history working within the Microsoft space, a lot of...
2013-09-19
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Finding Ad Hoc Queries with Query Hash
I was presenting a session on how to read execution plans when I received a question: Do you have a...
2013-09-20 (first published: 2013-09-18)
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Great Idea: Tribal SQL
Writing books, even just a chapter, is not easy. Yet, people are desperate to do it for some reason. But,...
2013-09-17
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Why the Lazy Spool Is Bad
First thing, there are no bad operators, just bad parents, uh, I mean query writers, or database designers, or ORM...
2013-09-24 (first published: 2013-09-16)
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Are Foreign Keys Better Than Indexes?
When I first saw this question I thought to myself, “Self. Don’t you think that’s comparing apples to hammers? Yes,...
2013-09-13
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Microsoft Expands Data Centers… Again
Didn’t they just do this in the spring? Word is out that they’re expanding even more data centers. The cynical...
2013-09-12
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things
By Steve Jones
I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve...
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
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Let's Talk Community Events!
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that one limitation in replication
Hi as shown below a replication target requires a primary key. if we want...
Local Agents
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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