There is a new index feature in Redgate Monitor, but it’s disabled by default. This post shows how to enable things. This is part of a series of posts...
2024-08-19 (first published: 2024-08-05)
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bareleveling – v. trying to improve yourself without anyone else knowing about it, afraid that they’ll think it’s silly or grandiose or unnecessary, or that they’’ll end up calling...
2024-08-02
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I saw a post recently where someone was concerned about where xp_cmdshell was in use inside their system. They felt it was a security risk, and decided to get...
2024-08-14 (first published: 2024-07-31)
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Once again, I’m off to a conference next week. This time it is DevOps Days Minneapolis. I haven’t been to a DevOps Days event, though I always enjoy DevOps...
2024-07-29
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For my talk at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge 2024, here are the resources. Slides: Architecting Zero Downtime.pptx GitHub: https://github.com/way0utwest/ZeroDowntime If you have questions, reach out.
2024-07-27
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vicarous – adj. curious to know what someone else would do if they were in your shoes, eager to watch another actor put their own spin on the character...
2024-07-26
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I was trying to update my dbatools install to test something and go this error. I fixed it with a little help. The Fix The short answer from Chrissy...
2024-08-07 (first published: 2024-07-24)
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I’m headed back to Wisconsin Dells next week for THAT! Conference 2024. This is my second time in Wisconsin and third THAT overall. This time I didn’t submit, but...
2024-07-23
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This post talks about adding custom metrics from the sqlmonitormetrics.com site automatically and how this works (and how it doesn’t). This is part of a series of posts on...
2024-07-22
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One of the little details that I find matter more and more in enterprises is understanding why a tool behaves a certain way. OSS/home-grown ones often have limited docs,...
2024-08-02 (first published: 2024-07-19)
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By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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