A New Word: Funkenzwangsborstellung
funkenzwangsborstellung – n. the primal trance of watching a campfire in the dark. I am not a big camper, but 3-4 times a year we usually go out with...
2023-10-27
25 reads
The Voice of the DBA
T-SQL Tuesday #167 – Encryption and Data Protection
I missed September since I was gone half the month in Europe and busy with a roadshow. And, I missed October, since I was busy this month and lost...
2023-10-25
41 reads
Deleting a Git Branch–#SQLNewBlogger
I had someone ask me recently about deleting branches. While I had known how to delete a local branch, I had to look up how to delete a remote...
2023-11-03 (first published: 2023-10-23)
180 reads
The Year in Travel
Here’s my year, which is pre-populated with a couple more trips coming up in November. Those should be all, as I’ve declined to go back to the UK in...
2023-10-20
22 reads
A New Word: Gobo
gobo – n. the delerium of having spent all day in an aesthetic frame of mind, taking photos across the city, getting lost in an art museum – which...
2023-10-20
26 reads
Creating a SQL Clone Image from a SQL Clone Database
A customer asked if a new image could be created from a database that was itself a SQL Clone. It can, and I’ll show that in this post. This...
2023-10-27 (first published: 2023-10-16)
221 reads
SQL Saturday Boston 2023 Slide Decks
Thanks to everyone who came to my sessions at SQL Saturday Boston 2023. I’ve added the decks to the schedule, so you can click my session and will see...
2023-10-14
57 reads
A New Word: Harmonoia
harmonoia – n. an itchy sense of dread when life feels just a hint too peaceful – when everyone seems to get along suspiciously well, with an eerie stillness...
2023-10-13
44 reads
An Important Break
I left home last Tuesday for work, heading to New Jersey for work. Over the weekend, I took a side trip to see my daughter play volleyball at university,...
2023-10-09
29 reads
The Database DevOps Roadshow Continues (with fun photos)
At SQL Saturday Denver 2023, I had a few people ask me about the Redgate Database DevOps roadshow and how it was going. A few people asked about the...
2023-10-06
63 reads
Blogs
Optimizing Redshift Performance by Configuring WLM Queues
Efficient query performance in Amazon Redshift often comes down to how well you manage...
PowerShell Strikes Back: Return of the Loop
By gbargsley
Welcome back to PowerShell Strikes Back. We’re three weeks in, and the training is...
Breaking Rules in Rome
By Steve Jones
Last week I was honored with a trip to Rome for the Redgate President’s...
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Distance Metric Algorithms
What are the distance metric algorithms that can be used in VECTOR_DISTANCE()?
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