Come Visit the Tacoma SQL Server Users Group
A new user group is forming at the University of Washington in Tacoma, WA. Come to their next meeting on Sept 29th, 2011.
SQL Code Reuse: Teaching a Dog New Tricks
Developers, by every natural instinct and training, strive to make their code reusable and generic. Dissuading them from doing so, in certain circumstances, is akin to trying to persuade a dog not to fetch a stick.
Big Gaps
Today Steve Jones talks about the gaps in our knowledge and our skill sets. He asks which things you think that all data professionals should be learning.
Stairway to MDX - Level 7: Member "Family" Functions: Ancestor() and .FirstChild
BI Architect Bill Pearson continues his introduction to the MDX Members functions. In this Level we continue our exploration of the general “family” group, with the Ancestor() and .FirstChild functions.
SQL Server Log Shipping For Large Databases
In this article you will see the detailed steps needed to implement the log shipping for large databases.
SQL Source Control Webinar 11 - Whatever Your Source Control System - Seamlessly Link it to SQL Server
In this free webinar you will learn how to effortlessly source control your database using SVN, TFS, Vault, Vault Pro, Perforce, Mercurial, GIT, and Bazaar to name just a few, in fact any source control system with a command line. See how to download, install and share changes in under 5 minutes.
A Better Application Model
The AppStore model is one that Steve Jones likes, but he'd like to see it slightly more open over time and allow other companies to vet applications that users can then install on any system or device.
Custom SSMS Shortcuts for ETL Developer. Part 1: SELECT in a Keystroke
This is the first of three tips on how ETL Developers can be more productive by applying custom SSMS shortcuts to the most often used tasks.
Prepare for Disaster Recovery - Webinar #13
The SQLServerCentral webinar series continues with Steve Jones talking about the ways you can recover from disasters with a little preparation.
Blogs
Flyway Tips: AI Generating Migration Script Names
By Steve Jones
AI is a big deal in 2026, and at Redgate, we’re experimenting with how...
The Book of Redgate: Get the right stuff done
By Steve Jones
Another of our values: The facing page has this quote: “We admire people who...
Runing tSQLt Tests with Claude
By Ed Elliott
Running tSQLt unit tests is great from Visual Studio but my development workflow...
Forums
Introduction of OPTIMIZE_FOR_SEQUENTIAL_KEY = ON
Hi, We have low latency high volume system. I have a table having 3...
The Long Name
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Question of the Day
The Long Name
I run this code to create a table:
When I check the length, I get these results:
A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?