Houston, we have a problem
Phil Factor takes a sideways look at Houston, a new tool for building SQL Azure applications, and is somewhat underwhelmed by what he finds.
Parallelism and Performance: Are You Getting Full Return on Your CPU Investment?
A webinar from the PASS Performance VC on Aug 3, 2010
Snoops
A survey shows the majority of IT administrators have snooped for data on their networks. Steve Jones reminds us to be professionals, each and every day.
Tally Table Uses - Part I
In the first part of a series on Tally Tables, Sioban Krzywicki shows how a Tally Table has helped out with fiscal year calculations.
Making your database changes backward compatible: Changing a relationship
Let's face it: requirements change. There is usually a lot of churn during the design and initial development stages, but changes can happen to mature applications, too. The key is to introduce those changes with the least amount of effort and risk.
Fall 2010 Speaking Opportunities
There is no shortage of events that you can attend this fall and many of them are looking for speakers. If you've solved a problem at work, maybe you want to present a solution at one of these great events.
TSQL LAB 2 - Writing Conditional WHERE Clauses
Jacob Sebastian takes a look at some different ways to write your WHERE clauses. A good basic article for those starting to work with T-SQL.
Database Source Control- The Crib Sheet
As part of our long-running Cribsheet series, we asked William to come up with a brief summary of what was involved in bringing database development work under source control. What are the advantages it brings, and are there disadvantages?
Feedback for IT
Steve Jones thinks we should be building feedback loops into all our systems. Not just for customer service, but also for bugs.
Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
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...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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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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