Sharing
As humans we look to share with each other, but there are times that this can be a bad thing. Steve Jones has a poll asking you about your sharing habits.
2008-03-20
35 reads
Editorial - MP3
Get Rid of the Indexes
An idea that could save time and resources for backup and recovery in SQL Server.
2008-03-17
29 reads
2008-03-13
30 reads
Scaling Out
Scaling out is hard to do with SQL Server, but why doesn't Microsoft build a better solution?
2008-03-12
37 reads
NCAs and NDAs
When accepting an offer of employment, what do you do about NCAs and NDAs that you might be asked to sign? Steve Jones offers some advice.
2008-03-11
32 reads
The Social Contract
How much of a contract for servicing SQL Server should we expect? Has Microsoft broken an implied contract with us?
2008-03-10
40 reads
2008-03-09
43 reads
Bad Meetings
A joint editorial this week from the Red Gate team looking back at the news of the week.
2008-03-07
38 reads
Masking Data
As DBAs we go to great lengths to ensure the security of our production data. But what happens when it moves off of a production server?
2008-03-06
41 reads
Dreams of the Future
Steve Jones looks ahead to an interesting trip for the future of a couple of technical geeks.
2008-03-05
36 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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