2023-05-29
114 reads
Editorials
Validating Password Expiration
Steve notes that password expiration is important for SQL Logins, but he knows this isn't always configured when logins are created, or checked later to see if it is still enabled.
2023-05-27
564 reads
AI Thoughts on the Build Keynote
Today Steve has a few thoughts, and links, from the Build Keynote last week, which featured AI technology.
2023-05-26
158 reads
The Best Graph
Today Steve discusses visualizations and how we would think about the information a client gets from them.
2023-05-24
193 reads
Database APIs
Today Steve talks APIs, which are important in much of software development. He thinks we ought to treat our database schema as part of an API.
2023-05-22
281 reads
Empathetic Design
An old sport saying goes like this “I could beat them with one arm tied behind my back.” Well, after six weeks with my arm in a sling, I am in awe of whoever tries that because everything is a lot harder. Like washing your hand and then drying it, becomes more of a challenge […]
2023-05-20
101 reads
2023-05-19
239 reads
2023-05-17 (first published: 2017-09-26)
265 reads
Finding Your Own Career
Learning to find the career that's important to you can be a challenge. Today Steve has some advice.
2023-05-15 (first published: 2019-12-11)
379 reads
2023-05-12 (first published: 2017-06-09)
326 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Forums
Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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