Who is the best person for the job?
Sometimes it is hard to admit that you are not the best person for the job that is presented to you.
2020-04-09
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Editorials
More Time to Certify
You have more time to earn that MCSA, MCSE, or MCSD, thanks to Microsoft and the pandemic.
2020-04-08
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2020-04-07
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Have You Made a Difference?
In this time of crisis, it's up to each of us to make a difference in some way.
2020-04-06
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Next Person Up
Steve wonders today about the need to compete in our jobs, especially with employers that view us as resources.
2020-04-02
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Cursors Without Performance Penalties
Imagine how coding might take place if cursors were as efficient as complex SELECT statements.
2020-04-01
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2020-03-31
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Now Is a Good Time for Choices
The whole world is going through some interesting times. Chances are pretty high that you’re working from home and your principal interaction with others is through virtual means. I know I’m that way as is my company, Redgate Software. It can be challenging or rewarding, depending on how you go about it. What’s even more […]
2020-03-28
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Taking Stock of Your Career
With almost a quarter of 2020 gone, Steve notes it's be time to stock of your career.
2020-03-27
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A Data Controversy
A request to rapidly gather data caused some friction recently. Is that something that organizations ought to be prepared to handle?
2020-03-26
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
When Your Microsoft Fabric Capacity Runs Out: Optimize, Scale Up, Scale Out, or Isolate?
By James Serra
Microsoft Fabric makes it wonderfully easy to put many analytics workloads on one platform....
Accessing the Data API Builder MCP Server from VS Code
By Steve Jones
I recently started playing with the MCP Server for SQL Server, which is a...
Forums
Execute as failure
Security has long been a problem for me. Every time I think I understand...
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BIT_COUNT() V
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