Using Code Snippets in SSMS
Snippets will allow you to code faster by inserting chunks of code with few key strokes.
How to Check Performance on a New SQL Server
Before you go live, test your backup and CHECKDB speeds.
Information Security in Practice
Along with the GDPR, regulations require that confidential data is protected and used properly. In this article, William Brewer discusses the ways that data manages to migrate around the organisation and the challenges found in protecting that data.
SQL Server Performance Tuning Scripts, Tips and Tricks
In this webcast, Tim Smith takes a look at various tips and tricks to assist you with performance tuning your SQL Server databases. Knowing how to find and resolve problems is key to improving performance, so join him to learn how to optimize your systems
How to Remove Transparent Data Encryption From a Database
There may be a time when you want to turn off transparent data encryption on one of your TDE enabled databases. In this tip, Greg Larsen shows you how simple it is to remove Transparent Data Encryption.
The TSB disaster: Where were the grown-ups?
Phil Factor describes how TSB performed a major public disservice with micrsoservices.
What is NoSQL?
Steve talks about the definition of what a NoSQL database might be and where they are useful.
Blogs
Did You Really Name That Default?
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Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
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We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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