Now Is a Good Time for Choices

The whole world is going through some interesting times. Chances are pretty high that you’re working from home and your principal interaction with others is through virtual means. I know I’m that way as is my company, Redgate Software. It can be challenging or rewarding, depending on how you go about it. What’s even more […]

Analyzing Formula 1 results in R

Using R to scrape data from the web, prepare and visualize it

Taking Stock of Your Career

With almost a quarter of 2020 gone, Steve notes it's be time to stock of your career.

Making SQL Server Function Changes Backwards Compatible

Tagging SQL Server Changes in SQL Monitor

How to use RAISERROR() in T-SQL to send annotations to SQL Monitor, so you can observe the direct impact of application tasks, or server changes, on the SQL Server metrics.

A Data Controversy

A request to rapidly gather data caused some friction recently. Is that something that organizations ought to be prepared to handle?

Evaluating SQL Data Catalog using Docker Containers

Richard Macaskill shows how to use Docker Compose to get SQL Data Catalog up and running in a container, in your SQL Server test lab, and then use it to evaluate its data discovery and categorization capabilities on a containerized SQL Server instance.

Virtual Reality

While we are centuries away from the Holodeck experience, we can take advantage of today’s technology for fun or education.

The Challenge of Contracting

The nature of work might be changing, and Steve has a few thoughts on thinking about your job as always contracting.

Storage 101: Understanding the NAND Flash Solid State Drive

Today, most organization are using solid-state drives for everything from laptops to enterprise database storage and virtual machines. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains how NAND flash solid-state drives work.