It's Natural to Avoid Problems
Culture change is hard, and it's one of the most difficult things to implement when trying to get your team to work in a DevOps fashion.
How to Create a Pareto Chart in Power BI Desktop
In this tip we look at how to create a Pareto Chart which applies the Pareto principle aka the 80/20 rule using Power BI Desktop.
PowerShell Alert API and Server-level Permissions Overview in SQL Monitor
SQL Monitor 9.1 offers a new PowerShell Alert API to control and fine tune your alert configuration, across a group of servers, and a new Server Permissions Overview table, which summarizes who has access to a server via a “super-privileged” server-level role. Here Redgate's Rebecca Woof dleves into the details.
SQL Change Automation 4 now available with SSMS extension
The Development component of SQL Change Automation now integrates directly into SQL Server Management Studio as well as Visual Studio. This allows teams to collaborate seamlessly during development, regardless of their preferred IDE. Other new features include new data compare options for PowerShell and static code analysis.
Transparent Data Encryption and Extensible Key Management – Better Together
Learn how you can secure your TDE environment by separating your key from the server using Extensible Key Management.
Unreliable Data Sensors
Steve doesn't like the idea of cars using data from cameras to update a display instead of a mirror.
A fresh new look for Redgate University
Last September Redgate University opened its doors online, since then, with their selection of getting started courses they have been helping customers get up and running with their tools. Now, along with a brand-new look, new courses have been added to help you advance your skills past the basic usage of the tools. Come and check it out and leave your suggestions for future courses.
Introduction to DevOps: Security, Privacy, and Compliance
Robert Sheldon continues his DevOps series with a look at security, privacy, and compliance. He recommends that these critical areas are tackled early in the DevOps pipeline.
Celebrate Success
Today Grant reminds us to not only think about the things we can do better, but remember the good things that we accomplish.
Thanking the Volunteers
Grant takes a moment to thank the SQL Saturday organizers that put on these amazing events.
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #197 – An impactful session or two from a conference – RECAP
By DataOnWheels
Thanks to everyone who joined the blog party this month. I noticed three themes...
OpenClaw- Agentic Engineering
By Vinay Thakur
This week has training on AI – Cyber security experts – Omar Santos and...
Visualising Vectors in High Dimensional Space
Following on from my previous post on building The Burrito Bot, I want to...
Forums
Rethinking How We Approach Assignment Help
Assignments aren’t just tasks to submit—they’re opportunities to build understanding, discipline, and problem-solving skills....
What's new in R 4.6
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Interesting Changes in R
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences V
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can generate values before an insert statement is executed?
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