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SQL Clone for Unit Testing Databases

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Phil Factor demonstrates how to use SQL Clone to create 'disposable' SQL Server databases, for development and testing work. You can spin up a clone, use it to unit test your code, messing up the clone in the process, then reset the clone in seconds, ready for the next test.

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2019-05-14

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Monitoring your servers and databases with SCOM and SQL Monitor

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SCOM is good at monitoring the status of your servers. SQL Monitor give you a detailed view of your SQL Server instances, and databases, right across your network, however they are hosted. By using tools appropriately, for the tasks they do well, you benefit from a simpler and more comprehensive overall strategy.

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2019-05-14

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Reporting on the Status of Clones During Database Development

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Phil Factor uses SQL Clone, PowerShell and Visio to build a live 'clone network' diagram showing when there was last activity on each clone, and the number of object changes made to each one, alongside useful metadata such as the clone and image sizes, who created them and when.

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2019-04-05

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How monitoring can help keep your SQL Server estate secure

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Using broad SQL Server monitoring can instantly alert you to unusual activity or patterns across your entire estate, letting you can act fast to resolve problems and keep your systems online, secure, and compliant. Read our new SQL Server security white paper today and start using your monitoring to its fullest.

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2019-04-05

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Simplify and improve your security model with SQL Census

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In the R&D division of Redgate, Foundry, we’re working on a new tool, SQL Census, in an effort to make your SQL Server permissions more manageable by seeing who has access to your servers and restructuring existing access rights into a simpler and more compliant format.

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2019-03-30

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Squared Values

What happens when I run this code in SQL Server 2022?

SELECT SQUARE('12')

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