Creating a Robust SSIS Development Environment using the SSIS Catalog
Discover how to integrate features of Visual Studio and the SSIS Catalog for an efficient development and deployment environment.
Simple Talk Storage 101 by Robert Sheldon
The only way to derive meaning from the massive amounts of data collected today is to develop innovative high-performing, high-capacity storage solutions. In this book, Robert Sheldon explains the many types of storage currently available and what's on the way.
The four best features to look out for in SQL Monitor
In this blog, David Yard at Kingston Technology shares his favorite SQL Monitor features and how they’re helping him to make sure their large SQL Server estate performs at its best.
SQL Server Resource Governor Game
Learn about the SQL Server Resource Governor and how it can be used to manage your SQL Server workloads via this game format that can help your team gain better insights.
The changing landscape of continuous database integration
Considering introducing continuous database integration? Learn the principles in this ThoughtWorks webinar hosted by Pramod Sadalage, expert in this discipline and author of several books about database refactoring and development.
Finding the Optimal Value of Hyperparameters through Grid Search
Summary This article aims at demystifying what grid search is and how we can use to obtain optimal values of our model parameters. It would be highly beneficial for the reader if the prequels to this article are read to gain a holistic understanding of the various techniques that can be used in optimizing the […]
The Tech Blame Game
There has been a trend to blame a single IT person, or a small group, for issues in large enterprises. Nowhere else in the corporate world would one person be blamed for a major failure.
DBA in training: SQL Server high availability options
DBAs must make sure data is highly available, and there are many SQL Server high availability options. Pamela Mooney discusses those options in this article.
Redgate Streamed: Embracing technology trends for database success
Innovating in the database is crucial for success, and we’re seeing new trends impact the database, like cloud migration, SRE, and the growing need for big data and tools to support growing estates. On 23 June, Redgate Streamed brings you organizations who have implemented these database technology trends, including speakers from Google, Microsoft, and AWS, who will share their success stories and tips for embracing technology changes.
Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
Forums
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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Is Fabric a Reliable Service or a Ripped Resource?
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locking down agent for new user on our dev machine
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT I
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37What is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 3;See possible answers