The Book of Redgate: Motivation
Another of our values is this: Motivation isn’t about carrots and sticks. Constant oversight and the threat of punishment are incompatible with great, fulfilling work. We believe in creating...
2025-06-27
74 reads
The Voice of the DBA
A Six Week Break
Today is my last day of work for six weeks. I start my sabbatical Monday, or maybe this afternoon, and will be gone. I may or may not blog,...
2025-06-27
65 reads
Using a GenAI to Help Brent
Brent had a query exercise recently about train stations moving in some order and having overrides to this order in emergencies. I suppose he’s been traveling a lot lately...
2025-06-27
24 reads
Upgrading SQL Server in a Container
I decided to update software on my laptop recently during a trip. I’m loathe to do this on most trips, as I don’t want any instability before a presentation....
2025-07-07 (first published: 2025-06-25)
356 reads
Monday Monitor Tips: Searching Permission Changes
During a demo of Redgate Monitor Enterprise to a customer, they asked about how to search for permission changes. This post examines how you can do that in Redgate...
2025-07-14 (first published: 2025-06-23)
309 reads
SQL Bits 2025 Wrap
SQL Bits 2025 was amazing, as always. It’s been my favorite conference to attend, with lots of friends, a family atmosphere, and some amazing speakers from whom I learn...
2025-06-22
33 reads
A New Word: Lackout
lackout – n. the sudden awareness that you’re finally over someone, noticing that the same voice that once triggered a cocktail of emotions now evokes nothing at all –...
2025-06-21
24 reads
Generating Random Strings with GenAI
One of the things I’ve been experimenting with in AI is taking things other people do and seeing how well the AI works. In this case, I took a...
2025-06-20
18 reads
Heading to SQL Bits 2025
I’ll be at SQL Bits tomorrow, Saturday Jun 20, 2025 for the final day of the conference. I wasn’t selected to speak, but since I’m in Cambridge next week...
2025-06-20
20 reads
Better Trigger Design: #SQLNewBlogger
I had someone ask me about using triggers to detect changes in their tables. This is the third post in the series. The first one Another post for me...
2025-06-18
28 reads
Blogs
Creating a Pulsing Conducting Baton - Part 1
By Bert Wagner
Train Wreck The last time I watched a high school band nearly fall apart mid-performance...
ISACA AI Material/Exam Prep Discount (May 18 – June 30, 2026)
By Brian Kelley
If you are considering any of the ISACA AI certs like the Advanced Artificial...
A Fabric solution can be very cost effective
By ChrisJenkins
Are you currently using Microsoft Fabric or considering migrating to it? If so, there...
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Distance Metric Algorithms
What are the distance metric algorithms that can be used in VECTOR_DISTANCE()?
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