How Automating Your Tests Improves Productivity
In some shops, testing is entirely in the realm of quality analysts. In this article, Julio Sampaio argues that testing should be automated and start with the developers.
SQL Prompt in Azure Data Studio now in free public preview
We’re pleased to announce that the SQL Prompt extension for Azure Data Studio is now available to download for free. With SQL Prompt in Azure Data Studio, you can use an extensive collection of code snippets to write your SQL code quickly and efficiently. You can also keep your code consistent using the powerful formatting capability, and customize the applied style to suit your preferences.
The Social Impact of Data
Let the data drive your decisions. This has been something of a mantra for many technical people, and even many business people, across the last twenty or so years. The allure of business intelligence is harnessing lots of data to make decisions that are rooted in some rational analysis of what has happened. Many companies […]
3 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Using Entity Framework
Coming from a SQL developer background these few inner workings of Entity Framework caught me by surprise.
Migrating SQL Monitor’s Base Service to .NET Core
Josh Crang explains why SQL Monitor will be switched to run on .NET Core, and how the team tested the potential performance improvements in the monitoring service.
Storage 101: Modern Storage Technologies
In this article of the series, Robert Sheldon discuses emerging trends in storage like virtual SANs, intelligent storage, computational storage and storage-class memory.
Do You Think About CheckDB?
Running checkdb is part of ensuring your database health and data integrity. Steve notes that you might want to review that you have the best strategy for your organization.
How to Download Stocks on Schedule Using R
Learn how you can use R to download stock data from Yahoo and schedule a script to run as often as you would like.
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The Book of Redgate: Mistakes
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ADF Pipeline Debugging Fails with BadRequest – The Sequel
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Why I stopped using MCP for AI coding stuff
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Something has shifted quietly in 2026. The developers I know/respect—the ones actually shipping, not...
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String Similarity II
What is the range for the result from the EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY() function in SQL Server 2025?
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