The Details are in the Small Print
Phil Factor on the rewards of learning the zen-like skill of writing, reading and understanding IT documentation.
2017-03-13
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Editorial
Only as Good as Your Auditor
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that talks about auditing your organization.
2017-03-10
107 reads
Database Cattle
Steve Jones says you should treat your database servers like cattle. It makes life easier.
2017-03-09
352 reads
The Migration Checklist
Today Steve Jones talks about the checklist you would want if you needed to move a SQL Server instance to new hardware.
2017-03-08
12,991 reads
2017-03-07
90 reads
Containing the Work
Containers are valuable in many software domains. Are there places we, as data professionals, would like to use software containment?
2017-03-06
102 reads
Creative IT Learning
If a successful IT career is just as much about tenacity, interest and retention as it is about brainpower, then how does one go about continuous learning?
2017-03-06
100 reads
Null Defaults
Today Steve Jones asks what default values you might choose for new columns in a table.
2017-03-03
131 reads
Why I am Excited about SQL Server on Linux
Read why Solomon Rutzky is excited about SQL Server running on Linux.
2017-03-02
583 reads
Detecting Issues
How do you detect issues in your systems? Testing? Monitoring? Steve Jones has a few thoughts that we should find ways to do so before our customers.
2026-03-02 (first published: 2017-03-01)
284 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
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The T-SQL Tuesday #201 round-up: nine bloggers on whether temp tables are a friend...
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
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I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
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I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
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RegEx Functions I
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RegEx Functions I
Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?
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