The Second Best Job
Redgate is hiring someone to manage Simple Talk, a job just like the one Steve has with SQLServerCentral.
Ingest data from a web page into SQL Server 2017 using R
Siddharth Mehta shows that R libraries can be used from T-SQL to ingest data from the web into SQL Server.
Performance Myths : Oversizing string columns
Aaron Bertrand shows a quick demo that illustrates why you should be very careful about oversizing varchar / nvarchar columns.
Azure DWH part 13: Load data using Data Platform Studio
In this article we will load data from a SQL Server on-premises to Azure SQL Data Warehouse
How to Generate a Restore Script
There are multiple ways to accomplish a database restore. But if you wanted to restore a database from a script how might you accomplish that task quickly and accurately?
Simple Talk is hiring a full-time editor
Have experience editing and writing technical content? Redgate is currently hiring for their educational publishing site, Simple Talk. They're open to accepting remote workers, so if you're interested, there's no excuse not to go ahead and apply!
Managing Passwords
This week Troy Hunt provides updated password guidelines, but Steve Jones notes many of us are in the middle, both managing and dealing with passwords.
Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
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Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
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It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forums
Which 'Where' statement conditional upon a variable
Thanks in advance for any clues on this. I am trying to write a...
Backup to Immutable Storage
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Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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