SQL Saturday #159 - Kansas City
BBQ and SQL Server. Come to a free day of training in Kansas City on Aug 4.
Introduction to Indexes: Part 3 – The nonclustered index
Part 3 of a great series on the basics of indexes. Learn the structure, definition, and how to examine the use of these indexes in your queries.
Security is Improving
Today Steve Jones notes that security is improving at many web sites. It's not great, but it's improving. That's a good sign, or is it?
What to look for in an employer
A Job interview for a database Developer is, or should be, a two-way process. They are sussing you out, and you are sussing them out.
Developing Low-Maintenance Databases
Alex Kuznetsov's team of developers are geared to doing rapid development of database applications in a busy corporate setting, yet take considerable time over meticulous database design, extensive constraints, automated tests, error logs, and defensive coding. Why? Because it cuts down on the subsequent need for maintenance.
SQL Saturday #150 - Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA. LSU. Free Training. Come visit, learn a few things, and enjoy meeting other SQL Server pros.
Map IP Address to a Geographical Location
Find the country, region and city of a user from an IP address using SQL Server. Oscar Garcia provides some code and resources if you want to dig into your analytics on your own.
Stack Ranking
This Friday Steve Jones talks performance reviews. The system in place at Microsoft is a tough one, which allows some to thrive, and some not to. Is it one you'd like to have in place?
Creating a Custom Report Template in SSRS
Arshad Ali shows you how to create standard/custom report templates in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), to ensure consistency throughout the organization in both the look and feel of reports.
Single User Performance of SQLite v. SQL Server
A look at the performance of SQL Server compared to SQLite for single user applications.
Blogs
Looking Back at the Redgate 2026 Company Kickoff
By Steve Jones
Last week I spent a few days in Cambridge, UK for the Redgate Company...
Using AI for Git Hooks
By Steve Jones
Recently I had someone internally ask about whether SQL Source Control supports Git Hooks....
Flyway Tips: AI Helps with Commit Messages
By Steve Jones
At Redgate, we’re experimenting with how AI can help developers and DBAs become better...
Forums
SQL Agent job running gMSA cannot backup to NAS target
I'm running a group MSA for the database engine and SQL Agent in a...
sys.query_store_query question
All, My query is as follows: SET DATEFORMAT dmy SELECT p.query_id, DATEADD(MICROSECOND,-rs.max_duration,rs.first_execution_time) AS starttime,...
Encoding Strings
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Question of the Day
Encoding Strings
I have this code in SQL Server 2025. What is the result?
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(@message); SELECT @encoded AS EncodedResult;See possible answers