Memories of Andrew Clarke, by Simon Galbraith
Simon Galbraith, co-founder of Redgate and one of the creators of Simple Talk, remembers Andrew Clarke
2025-10-24
Misc
Don't Forget About Financial Skills
A bit of advice from Steve to ensure you do not neglect the management of your finances for the long term.
2025-09-26
100 reads
Remembering Phil Factor
One of the most prolific and popular authors at Simple Talk has been Phil Factor. He wrote many pieces on all aspects of database work and has probably written more articles on the Redgate Product Learning site than anyone else. He has entertained, informed, and inspired many database professionals in his many years as an […]
2025-09-19
185 reads
2024-11-08
103 reads
2023-05-19
236 reads
How Normal Is Your World?
Steve thinks the world is close to normal for him after the pandemic. What about you?
2023-03-10
151 reads
2022-07-04
92 reads
2022-07-02
82 reads
Gathering Data Through Life
Every once in a while, I find a list of places posted on the Internet with a "how many have you visited?" question attached. This might be US states, countries, cities, or even attractions. I love traveling with my wife and having new experiences, and as we've gotten older, we value the experiences more than […]
2022-04-29
132 reads
2022-03-23
100 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Foilsick
By Steve Jones
foilsick – adj. feeling ashamed after revealing a little too much of yourself to...
Accelerated Database Recovery for tempdb in SQL Server 2025
Accelerated database recovery was introduced in SQL Server 2019 and provides fast recovery, instantaneous...
Measuring What Matters: Operationalizing Data Trust for CDOs
By Chris Yates
Trust is the currency of the data economy. Without it, even the most advanced...
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count the number of NULLs in a row
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