A Scary Comparison
What changes are coming in the editions for SQL Server 2008. Steve Jones finds a rather scary piece of literature.
SQL Server Table Types
Understanding the types of tables available in SQL Server can greatly enhance your database development experience.
Nuggets from My SSIS Experience
An article that speaks about some of the issues faced by the Author, during his Data Integration Project using SSIS. Shared with you in this article are the issues he was faced with and the solutions applied.
Try To Be More Inefficient
Steve Jones is recommending that you don't work the most efficient way at your job. Sometimes.
Try To Be More Inefficient
Steve Jones is recommending that you don't work the most efficient way at your job. Sometimes.
Try To Be More Inefficient
Steve Jones is recommending that you don't work the most efficient way at your job. Sometimes.
Why Read-only Table Parameters is Not Enough
In this article I discuss a new feature in SQL 2008, table-valued parameters and particularly the restriction that they have to be read-only. I argue that this makes this feature considerably less useful that it could be, and that in order to build scalable applications be able to pass read-write table parameters between stored procedures is essential.
April Bloopers
Steve takes a day off from the editorials with this blooper reel from the podcasts. Be sure to watch the video.
Database Wars Coming for the XBOX 360
A new XBOX 360 title is being released today for the DBA in you.
Blogs
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...
Startup scripts in SQL Server containers
I was messing around performing investigative work on a pod running SQL Server 2025...
Using SQL Compare with Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
Redgate recently released SQL Compare v16, which included a new feature to work with...
Forums
What is Page Density
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: Fuzzy String Search II
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Azure-SSIS, Self-Hosted Integration Runtime, & Data Gateway?
Looking to confirm my understanding of these three products and how they can be...
Question of the Day
What is Page Density
In SQL Server, there is a concept of page density. This is determined by how much data is stored on each page. What is a page density of 90%?
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