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.
Working with the Delete Activity in Azure Data Factory
Introduction We can use the delete activity in Azure Data Factory to delete files from both on-premises and cloud storage. In this article, we will discuss the delete activity with the various options available for the file deletion. I will show the following operations with the Delete Activity: Delete files from a folder. Delete contents […]
SQL Server VM Best Practices
In this article we look at some of the things you should be aware of when building a VM to run SQL Server, such as vCPUs, disks, memory and more.
Why pay for open-source software?
The very definition of open-source software means that developers can change the code, which means that exclusive, paid, licensing is not a part of the deal. In short, open-source is free. Free of licensing anyway. So, why might you choose to pay for an open-source software like Flyway? Grant Fritchey explores.
Volunteer For Something
I spent a chunk of the day yesterday, after work, but before working on a new book (yeah, I've got two jobs now), playing with my radios. I was programming the digital one to get it to use my Raspberry Pi as a hotspot (it used to work, now it doesn't). I also spent some […]
Create an RPA Flow that Connects to Oracle Data in UiPath Studio
If your company uses legacy technology systems, you can use the UiPath RPA platform to extend your process automation capabilities to these systems and eliminate repetitive, error-prone tasks of manually updating them. By using UiPath Studio, you can build an RPA program just like drawing a diagram. With the CData ODBC Driver for Oracle, users can embed Oracle data in the workflow. Let’s […]
Thank a Mentor
There is almost always someone that helps us in our career with mentorship. Today Steve suggests you thank them.
How LAG compares to other techniques
LAG pulls a column from another row without a self-join. In this article, Kathi Kellenberger shows how LAG compares to other techniques
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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