AI Medical Record Scanning
Artificial Intelligence can help humans, both in diagnosis, but also in teaching medical professionals.
Amazon RDS - Configuring a Connection to a SQL Server Instance
In this article, you will learn how to configure an RDS database for connections from client tools.
Stairway to SQL Server Virtualization Level 3 - Building the Ideal VMware-based SQL Server Virtual Machine
In this level of the Stairway to SQL Server Virtualization David looks at the ideal virtual machine setup for a SQL Server instance on VMware.
Introducing the MySQL UPDATE statement
In the previous two articles in this series, you learned about SELECT and INSERT, two important data manipulation language (DML) statements in MySQL. In this article, I focus on the UPDATE statement, another valuable DML statement in MySQL.
Using SQL Backup in Development Work
For a development team, SQL Backup provides a simple way to restore development or test databases, if required, while minimizing the tedium of the task of taking, managing, and restoring the backups. We can generate the required backup commands in the GUI and then use them to construct a SQL script that backs up all the required databases. We can even use the backup commands in a beforeMigrate SQL callback, in Flyway, to make sure the current version is safely backed up before we run migration.
Amazon RDS - Configuring a Connection to a SQL Server Instance
In this article, you will learn how to configure an RDS database for connections from client tools.
The Challenge of New Platforms
As our organizations grow, they may add new data stores. That might not be the best decision for staff as the amount of knowledge they need grows. Steve notes that you might seek to limit the number of technologies you support.
An Introduction to SQL Triggers
Learn about SQL Server triggers and how to use them for inserts, updates, and deletes on a table, along with step-by-step examples.
New Flyway Course on Redgate University
Flyway Desktop is the newest way to automate database deployments. In this brand new course Kathi Kellenberger provides an overview of DevOps, including definitions, tools, and demos of some of the advanced features available in Flyway Desktop.
Challenging Yourself
Steve is challenging himself to do better, which means he might not hit his goals.
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
Forums
Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
Multiple Deployment Processes
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How to Use sqlpackage to Detect Schema Drift Between Azure SQL Databases
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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