Using Logging with the Delete Activity in Azure Data Factory
This short piece shows how to add logging for the Delete activity and track which files or folders are deleted.
Data lakes take on big data
A data lake is a scalable data storage repository that can ingest large amounts of raw data and make it available on-demand. Robert Sheldon explains the benefits and challenges of data lakes.
Google Cloud DB DevOps Report: Read Now
The 2021 report from the DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) team at Google Cloud has now been published and provides highlights from seven years of research and data from more than 32,000 professionals worldwide.
A Custom Execution Method – Level 19 of the Stairway to Integration Services
The next level of the Stairway to Integration Services looks at how you can execute your package.
Think Marathon, not Sprint
DevOps is a journey, not a project. Today Steve reminds us that while we want to work across time and constantly improve, we also need some urgency. A marathon is the balance.
A Programmer’s Guide to Flyway Configuration
Phil Factor offers a programmer's guide to Flyway's configuration settings, explaining the different categories of parameters, the role of each of parameter within each category, and how to exploit Flyway's multi-level configuration file system.
Deep SQL Query Optimization with SQL Grease
Learn how to conduct deep SQL Query optimization with SQL Grease with the Enterprise dashboard, historical data, troubleshooting SQL Server Wait Stats, capturing anomalies and intelligent notifications.
Making Video Chat Better
Video chat is how many of us see our colleagues every week. It's not a great system, but maybe it can get better.
PostgreSQL in Azure Data Studio
Learn how to install PostgreSQL and using Azure Data Studio to work with it.
7 Trends in DB DevOps & Monitoring: The infographic
Earlier this year, we surveyed 5,700 global IT professionals and found out what the most pressing issues in DevOps and monitoring were. Read the round up in our infographic.
Blogs
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
By Steve Jones
With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
A New Word: Fawtle
By Steve Jones
fawtle – n. a weird little flaw built into your partner that somehow only...
Post-quantum key exchange – Insurance policy for your packets
AWS recently added support for Post-Quantum Key Exchange for TLS in Application Load Balancer...
Forums
Where Your Value Separates You from Others
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: Encoding Functions
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Question of the Day
Fixing the Error
On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers