Do You Have a Talent Gap?
Many organizations are struggling to hire staff these days. In addition, it seems that many technology groups feel they can't find staff with the right skills.
The Record That Never Existed (as a committed row)
Introduction According to the official documentation, the READ COMMITTED isolation level “specifies that statements cannot read data that has been modified but not committed by other transactions”. So, one could think that a record returned under this isolation level existed in the committed state at the time of reading. In this article, I am going […]
Advanced Schema Evolution using Databricks Auto Loader
This article demonstrates how to get started with using Auto Loader cloudFiles with Databricks through an end-to-end practical example of ingesting a data stream which has an evolving schema.
Hype Cycle for Agile & DevOps
Get Gartner’s latest DevOps and Agile recommendations for I&O leaders.Redgate is named as a sample vendor for Continuous Compliance Automation in the 2021 Hype Cycle™ for Agile and DevOps
Connect to SAP HANA Data as a Linked Server
The SQL Gateway enables you to configure a TDS (SQL Server) remoting service and set up a linked server for SAP HANA data. After you have started the service, you can use the UI in SQL Server Management Studio or call stored procedures to create the linked server. You can then work with SAP HANA data just […]
Incident Review
After an outage, how do you respond to the issue in the future? A good review of the incident should be a learning opportunity.
Powershell Day by Day: Adding Help to Scripts
This next article in the PowerShell Day by Day Series will cover adding help to your scripts.
Gartner® Hype CycleTM 2021
Get Gartner’s latest DevOps and Agile recommendations for I&O leaders. Redgate is named as a sample vendor for Continuous Compliance Automation in the 2021 Hype Cycle™ for Agile and DevOps.
Plotting in Python for Financial Time Series Data for Exponential Moving Averages
Learn how to plot a financial time series using SQL Server data and Python to reveal the value of exponential moving averages and make decisions about time series values.
Making Software Decisions
The process of building software for others involves lots of decisions. Ensuring that you are making good decisions can impact how others view your final product.
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T-SQL Tuesday #192: What career risks have you taken?
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I’m honored to be hosting T-SQL Tuesday — edition #192. For those who may...
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How to Parameterize Fabric Linked Services in Azure Data Factory for Azure Devops Deployment
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers