Can Azure Stack Reduce Software Development Costs?
Azure Stack provides a hybrid cloud infrastructure platform. Steve wonders if this really helps reduce software development costs.
2019-04-24
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Editorials
Changing Context and Data Reuse
We don't have strong data consent rules in the US, but Steve thinks we should.
2019-04-23
262 reads
Protecting Data Between Services
Microsoft is shutting down HealthVault, which means that customers need to manage their records. That's a challenge for many people.
2019-04-22
175 reads
The Evolving Skillset for Database Professionals
Aunt Kathi remembers all the SQL Server versions she has worked with over the years.
2019-04-20
399 reads
The Case for Considering Git
Today we have a guest editorial from Kendra Little that looks at choosing a version control system as you adopt a Database DevOps software development process.
2019-04-19
550 reads
Scary Data Collection
More and more data is being captured and analyzed all the time. At the same time, there are varying expectations of privacy that aren't always shared between the subjects of data and the collectors. Steve has a few thoughts on how this will play out for data professionals.
2019-04-18
323 reads
Securing Code Early
Last year I started to get alerts from Microsoft Repos that someone had put a piece of security information in their code that pertained to one of my Azure services. At first I was worried, but then I realized this was the public version of AdventureWorks we maintain in Azure. We've published the login so […]
2019-04-17
213 reads
Capturing the Application Time
Most of us work with the time in a variety of ways in our applications. Temporal tables use the time on the server,but Steve notes today that we might want to capture other types of time.
2019-04-16
332 reads
Building a Database Engine
Someone tried to build a database engine from scratch. While not something Steve wants to do, it's an interesting exercise.
2019-04-15
1,474 reads
2019-04-13
200 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Mistakes
By Steve Jones
This is kind of a funny page to look at. The next page has...
ADF Pipeline Debugging Fails with BadRequest – The Sequel
A while ago I blogged about a use case where a pipeline fails during...
Why I stopped using MCP for AI coding stuff
By HeyMo0sh
Something has shifted quietly in 2026. The developers I know/respect—the ones actually shipping, not...
Forums
Dynamic Unpivot
I have a table I didn't design that has tons of repeating groups in...
Writing as an Art and a Job
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String Similarity II
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Question of the Day
String Similarity II
What is the range for the result from the EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY() function in SQL Server 2025?
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