The Cloud of Destiny
Is SQL Server going to move to the "cloud?" Steve Jones thinks it is and has a few thoughts as he starts off with "cloud week" here at SQLServerCentral.
2013-10-15 (first published: 2009-04-13)
579 reads
Editorial
Service Pack 1 - Database Weekly (Apr 13, 2009)
This past week saw the release of Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008, and some interesting changes with it. Steve Jones comments.
2009-04-13
257 reads
Encrypting SQL Code
This Friday's poll looks at the encryption options for your code in SQL Server. Steve Jones asks if there is a benefit for these routines.
2013-11-04 (first published: 2009-04-10)
625 reads
Ruthless
Managing your time is a skill that is important in your career. Steve Jones talks a little today about why you might want to develop this skill.
2009-04-09
133 reads
Falling Over our Assumptions
There's a saying about what it says about a person to assume something. However it's something we all do every day. Phil Factor brings us a guest editorial about assumptions in SQL code.
2020-06-25 (first published: 2009-04-08)
826 reads
Managing Risk
Evaluating risk is something we do every day. Steve Jones talks a bit about using this to make ourselves better.
2009-04-07
101 reads
The Disappearing DBA
During a "difficult period", a developer often sinks from view. When things are going well, suddenly they are the gunslinger, the hotshot. The DBA often looks on wistfully. For him, the "fame trajectory" seems to work in reverse.
2009-04-06
1,125 reads
Manners
In dealing with other professionals, you would like to think most people have good manners. Steve Jones looks to remind us this should apply on the Internet as well.
2013-10-10 (first published: 2009-04-06)
344 reads
The T-SQL Paradigm
This Friday, Steve Jones looks for opinions on what you think of the T-SQL language. Is it well structured or does it really need help?
2013-11-01 (first published: 2009-04-03)
754 reads
Portable Data Centers
Is the next data center for your SQL Servers going to be portable? Steve Jones comments on some of the changes being put forth by Microsoft and others.
2009-04-02
96 reads
Blogs
SQL, MDX, DAX – the languages of data
By DataOnWheels
Ramblings of a retired data architect Let me start by saying that I have...
Setting PK Names in Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
A customer was testing Redgate Data Modeler and complained that it auto-generated PK names....
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
By Steve Jones
With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
Forums
Connecting Power BI to SSAS and effective user not working
Hi everyone, Below is a consolidated summary of what we validated Architecture & data...
High Availability setup - has anyone seen this method?
Hi all, I recently moved to a new employer who have their HA setup...
Semantic Search in SQL Server 2025
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Semantic Search in SQL Server...
Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers