Differential Privacy
Steve looks at a technique that some think will allow more data to be used in research and training.
Dimensionality Reduction Techniques - PCA, Kernel-PCA and LDA Using Python
Summary In this article, we will be looking at some of the useful techniques on how to reduce dimensionality in our datasets. When we talk about dimensionality, we are referring to the number of columns in our dataset assuming that we are working on a tidy and a clean dataset. When we have many columns […]
Database DevOps: 10 Trends for 2021
What do you think the top 10 Database DevOps trends in 2021 are? Redgate has condensed 3,200 survey responses from IT professionals worldwide into a handy infographic. Discover insights such as the top challenge in improving software delivery performance and the correlation between DevOps adoption and high-performing teams.
SQL Server security – Providing a security model using user-defined roles
Greg Larsen continues his series and shows how user-defined roles roles can control SQL Server security.
Should You Learn R or Python?
Both Python and R have become very popular languages in the last few years, especially among data professionals. Which should you learn or use? Steve has a few thoughts.
SQL Server 2016 - Always Encrypted
Always Encrypted is a new security feature which was introduced in SQL Server 2016. Always Encrypted is a technology to ensure the data stored in a database remains encrypted at all times during SQL Server query processing. Always Encrypted allows clients to encrypt sensitive data, such as credit card numbers and national identification numbers, inside the […]
Creating Idempotent DDL Scripts for Database Migrations
How to write idempotent DDL scripts that Flyway can run several times on a database, such as after a hotfix has already been applied directly to the production database, without causing errors.
SQL Server plan cache mining – Plan attributes
Edward Pollack demonstrates how SQL Server plan cache mining can uncover a wealth of information to help with troubleshooting performance issues.
Hidden Pitfalls with INNER JOIN and NOT IN Operators
I want to show you how two common operators can deceive you into believing you have constructed a proper SQL statement for your solution. We may want to filter results in a table by using using a IN/NOT IN or a INNER JOIN/LEFT JOIN to another table. There are a couple of hidden dangers here […]
Blogs
SQL Server Journey (Part 1)- Enterprise Database 2016
By Vinay Thakur
Continued thinking about my Journey blog where we have to look back at the...
PowerShell Remoting for SQL DBAs: WinRM + SSH Guide (Updated 2026)
By SQLPals
PowerShell Remoting for SQL DBAs: WinRM + SSH Guide (Updated 2026) ...
The 2026 Redgate Summit in New York City
By Steve Jones
We’re coming back to New York, which is exciting for me. I love NYC....
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Seeding a Fabric Warehouse with dbt for Visual Studio Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Doing the Little Things
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Question of the Day
Historical Data Tracking
If I want to track historical data values, which mechanism should I use?
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