Management Studio Shortcut – Change Connection
Update: Now with Object Explorer shortcuts! One of the most common things I do within SSMS is to change connection for...
2018-03-14
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Importance of Memory Setting in SQL Server
Memory is one among the resources forming the performance triangle—CPU and storage being the other two. If one is hit,...
2018-03-14
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The SQL Privacy Summit
This May 18th, Redgate is putting on a SQL Privacy Summit for people that are looking for solutions to help...
2018-03-14
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Understanding DBCC FLUSHAUTHCACHE
This command only applies to Azure SQL Database, at a high level it empties the database authentication cache for logins...
2018-03-14
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How I became a Data Platform MVP
As I spent last week attending my first MVP Summit in Seattle I thought I’d write this post about how...
2018-03-14
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Powershell and Data Masking with SQL Provision
Just a quick post here after the PASS Marathon Webinar during which I talked about the GDPR effects around the...
2018-03-13
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SQL Saturday Colorado Springs, and a full-day class with the MidnightDBAs!
Edit: Now with discount code! We’ll be speaking at SQL Saturday Colorado Springs on Saturday March 24. The day before that, we...
2018-03-13
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Crazy Data Science
I am pretty hyped to be able to finally announce a new project of mine that I have been working on for...
2018-03-13
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T-SQL Tuesday #100: What’s New With Scalability Groups in SQL Server 2026
Welcome to T-SQL Tuesday #100. In a community filled with ADD people like the SQL community (myself included), who would...
2018-03-23 (first published: 2018-03-13)
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T-SQL Tuesday #100: Looking Forward
The future, 100 months from now: It’s Monday, 6 July 2026. It’s been quite a week since SQL Server Update...
2018-03-13
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Blogs
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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