Create a Linked Server: #SQLNewBlogger
I had a customer recently that was asking about Linked Servers and some development advice. I was going to show them a few things and realized I hadn’t created...
2025-05-05
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Preparing for the TOGAF 9 Certified Exam
Now that I’ve completed both TOGAF 9 tests, I am putting up a couple of quick posts on how I prepared for these Enterprise Architecture exams.
2025-05-05
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AI in the DBeaver Query Editor
You know I had to do it as soon as I found it was possible. Yes, I installed and enabled AI in the DBeaver Query Editor so I can...
2025-05-21 (first published: 2025-05-05)
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KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 1
Another KDA case: Digitown’s utility bills suddenly doubled for no good reason. With the election coming up, I got pulled in to figure out what went wrong. I’ve got...
2025-05-30 (first published: 2025-05-02)
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Preparing for the TOGAF 9 Foundation Exam
Now that I've completed both TOGAF 9 tests, I am putting up a couple of quick posts on how I prepared for these Enterprise Architecture exams.
2025-05-02
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Advice I Like: Examining My Past Self
If you are not embarrassed by your past self, you have probably not grown up yet. – from Excellent Advice for Living While I’d like to think most of...
2025-05-02
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DevOps Day – Atlanta
No tour this year, but Redgate does have a few DevOps events scheduled. I’m hoping for more, and the first one for me this year is Atlanta. You can...
2025-05-01
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SQL Server Budgets: How to Justify Cost to Management
Ever tried to request SQL Server funding from the CFO? Your systems, your data, your customer experience – they all rely on that “invisible” database engine humming along behind...
2025-05-01
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Index Maintenance Can Change NORECOMPUTE Settings
I had a customer recently ask about a change in one of their constraints on production, where a new option appeared when they went to deploy some changes from...
2025-04-30
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So You Think You Should Get a Radio
This is not database related, so if you’re not interested in hearing about something besides SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DevOps, community or data management in general, time to move on....
2025-04-30
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Blogs
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
Forums
cons for a dev machine in a different version of sql from our prod server
hi, im not a dba. For a couple of years our dev sql server...
Inquiry – Enforcing ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly via GPO
Hello, I would like to ask whether it is technically possible to redirect a...
Calculating Geometric Mean in Power BI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Calculating Geometric Mean in Power...
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