Practice Your Skills with the Advent of Code
The annual Advent of Code challenge is underway, and you can use it to help grow your career.
Azure SQL Database TDE Customer Managed Keys
In this tip we will go through the steps for setting up customer managed keys or Bring your own key (BYOK) to be used for transparent data encryption for an Azure SQL Database.
Join us for this year’s final Redgate Summit
With 2020 coming to a close, it's time to look at the new year ahead. Join our final 2020 summit this December 10th, to discover how to implement a generative culture for successful IT teams and how database DevOps will drive growth and ROI in a remote world. Register to tune in live or watch the recordings.
Seeking Growth
Today Steve notes that we often don't have all the knowledge or information we need, but we can work to acquire it.
Steps for Installing AlwaysOn Availability Groups - SQL 2019
With SQL Server 2012 Microsoft introduced the AlwaysOn Availability Group feature, and since then many changes and improvements have been made. This article is an update to another article, and will cover the prerequisites and steps for installing AlwaysOn in your SQL Server 2019 environment. Prerequisites Before implementing your AlwaysOn Availability Group (AG), make sure […]
Export SQL Server Data to Multiple Excel Worksheets with C#
In this article we look at how to export data from different SQL Server tables or queries into multiple Excel sheets in the same file.
A Technology Collapse
Today Steve looks at legacy systems and the challenges they pose as we try to adapt them to new requirements.
Index Column Order – Be Happy!
Ever wonder about index column order; this piece should give some insight.
Your Favorite IDE
SSMS is, well, it's what we mostly have from Microsoft. It's been around a long time, but it is getting regularly released. There are new versions about every quarter, and there are bug fixes and minor enhancements. Azure Data Studio appears to be where Microsoft would like most of us to move, but I, and […]
Optimize SQL Server estate monitoring with Redgate's SQL Monitor
How can we balance our need to monitor SQL Server performance and operational processes across hundreds of SQL Servers, but also save time by focusing on the highest priority issues?
Blogs
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan
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Advice I Like: Celebrate Success
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Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
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Question of the Day
Increase Deadlock Detection
How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
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