Generating Art
Using metadata to drive software is very useful, which means that having clean data and lots of metadata can help create better software.
Building reusable table build scripts using SQL Prompt
You need a fast, general-purpose way to save the results of a query or batch or procedure into any sort of worktable, such as a temporary table or a table variable or table valued parameter. A simple SELECT…INTO isn't versatile enough for these requirements, and the alternative ways to handcraft the list of columns are slow and error prone. Phil Factor shows how to create a 'table-build generator' that will do all this, and save you a lot of time, especially if you use a lot of working tables in your code.
Using Kerberos Configuration Manager for SPNs Validation
Learn how to manage and troubleshoot Kerberos authentication for SQL Server using the Kerberos Configuration Manager.
How Quickly We Forget
One of the interesting things about modern software is how updates are handled.
System-Versioned Temporal Tables - A Case Study
A short look at temporal tables and how to deal with the system generated historical tables.
Combine Multiple SQL Server Query Results with Registered Servers
Learn how to configure and use SQL Server Management Studio to do run the same query against many different SQL Servers and consolidate the results.
Customizations in SQL Prompt
In this brand new course on the Redgate University Grant Fritchey walks you through the many ways in which SQL Prompt can be customized to suit your specific needs.
When Do We Ask for Help?
When do we ask for help? It's a tough balance to strike between asking too soon or waiting too long.
Power BI Smart Narrative
A new feature in Power BI is the Smart Narrative that allows you to add a textual narrative to your reports to help provide additional information to the user.
Blogs
Future-Proofing: How to Stay Ahead in FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
Cloud environments don’t sit still. Pricing models change, services evolve, workloads grow, and suddenly...
Introducing the SQL Server on Kubernetes Operator
Are you considering replatforming your SQL Server workload due to recent vendor changes, but...
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
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Removing TDE
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