The Lost Laptop Crisis
Losing a laptop isn't something most of us would want to deal with, usually because of the expense. However, there may be other implications that concern you. Share your worries with us today.
How to Create Ten 200GB Test Databases in 60 Seconds
In a recent survey run SQL Server Central, 58% of respondents admitted that their test database is an exact copy of their production database. Many of these respondents concede that they should be removing sensitive data, but aren’t. It seems that the desire to have realistic data will, for many, trump the requirement to keep sensitive data out of development and test environments. In this blog post, Redgate's Jason Crease introduces the new 'SQL Instant Clone' and explains how it could help.
Crossing Azure Borders
Steve Jones is pleased to see some changes at Azure that make the database a stronger platform.
Knee-Jerk Wait Statistics : PAGELATCH
Paul Randal adds another chapter to his thorough series on knee-jerk wait statistics, focusing on the often-misunderstood PAGELATCH_XX waits.
SQL Prompt Tips #4 - System Objects
A quick tip to help you get system object suggestions from SQL Prompt.
SQL Server Reporting Services General Best Practices
Ghanesh Prasad discusses 12 best practices any developer or DBA should follow when working on a SSRS project.
Hello Azure: Azure IaaS - Getting Started
A new series to take you through the basics of how to get started using Azure as your own personal lab.
Virtual Failback
The pressure to move to virtual systems is increasing, but is there a fallback if you have issues?
Blogs
Automated SQL Server Benchmarking with HammerDB and Docker: A Complete Testing Framework
I’m excited to announce the release of a new open-source project that fully automates...
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
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Squared Values
What happens when I run this code in SQL Server 2022?
SELECT SQUARE('12') See possible answers