Things I've Learned About the Cloud
Steve shares a few things he's learned from customers trying to migrate their systems to cloud computing platforms.
Rethinking SQL Explicit Transactions
This article looks at a simple example of using explicit transactions when modifying data in SQL Server tables.
Learning New Technology Is Challenging
On nights and weekends, I've been playing with Arduino controllers. I have a couple of projects I'm working through (building a robot that can roll around with "eyes" to avoid obstacles). I've also been trying to work with STM32 controllers, because in a lot of ways, they're more powerful than an Arduino. However, I've hit […]
Assembling Your Own Toolbox
Building a toolbox of useful scripts and code is important for any technology professional.
Data Masking: Static vs Dynamic
Learn about how static data masking differs from dynamic masking and learn which one might be best for your organization.
Build Conditional Logic - SQL IF, BEGIN, END, ELSE, ELSEIF
Learn how to build conditional logic when writing SQL code using IF, BEGIN, END, ELSE, and ELSEIF logic.
Improving the Quality of Data Governance: Where to Start?
How do we set about improving the quality of data governance within an organization? What are the priorities? Data Governance is generally considered to mean providing clear roles, responsibilities, policies, principles, and organizational structures that can ensure that data is managed well, in a way that benefits the whole organization. Where do you start?
The Value of Seniority
Some people might seem like they are from the future, but their experience is just shining through.
Delivering Cloud Transformation Excellence: Collaboration, Communication and Governance - Part 6
This article covers tips on establishing, enhancing, and empowering collaboration, communication, and governance on Cloud Transformation projects.
Transaction locking and row versioning guide
In any database, mismanagement of transactions often leads to contention and performance problems in systems that have many users. As the number of users that access the data increases, it becomes important to have applications that use transactions efficiently. This guide describes the locking and row versioning mechanisms the SQL Server Database Engine uses to ensure the physical integrity of each transaction and provides information on how applications can control transactions efficiently.
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things
By Steve Jones
I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve...
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
Forums
that one limitation in replication
Hi as shown below a replication target requires a primary key. if we want...
Local Agents
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Detecting Deadlocks
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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