Version Control - Just Start Doing It?
Read a call to get started using Version Control with your database code with a few ideas on how this can help you.
Who's a Good Developer?
Is there a way to tell who the good developers are? Steve Jones has a few thoughts on why this is an issue.
The Zen of Code Reviews: Best Practices
If you don't feel that you are getting helpful and comprehensive feedback from code reviews, it may well be your fault. Unless you are considerate to your reviewers in a number of ways, they might find it difficult to check your code and provide helpful advice. What ways? Michael Sorens outlines the eight golden rules that, if you follow them, might even even make your code a pleasure to review!
Excel File Data Validation for SQL Server Imports
Jeffrey Yao suggests a solution to validate Excel data via PowerShell and Regular Expressions.
MCSA 70-462 Training Kit Preparation: Hyper-V Lab Environment Setup
If you are planning on taking the Microsoft Certification Exam for 70-462, this guide provides the step-by-step instructions to completely setup your Hyper-V lab environment used in the official training kit.
PowerShell and ADO.NET Connection String Settings for SQL Server
Tim Smith addresses some common questions from PowerShell developers about connection strings, errors with strings, and alternative development approaches to using connection strings.
Blogs
Monitoring Fabric Mirroring for SQL 2025
I previously wrote about how the underlying technology for Fabric mirroring changed with SQL...
Monday Monitor Tips: Intelligent Alert Thresholds
By Steve Jones
At the recent Redgate Summit in Chicago, I demo’d (lightly) the ML based Alert...
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
Forums
Seeding a Fabric Warehouse with dbt for Visual Studio Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Seeding a Fabric Warehouse with dbt for Visual Studio Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Doing the Little Things
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Question of the Day
Historical Data Tracking
If I want to track historical data values, which mechanism should I use?
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