Soundex - Experiments with SQLCLR Part 2
Constructive feedback on SOUNDEX - Experiments with SQLCLR lead to further experimentation with phonetic algorithms
Getting to know your customers better – cohort analysis and RFM segmentation in R
It often pays to use a tool like R, in conjunction with a relational database, to quickly perform a range of analyses, and graphs, in order to ensure that you're answering the right question, to explore alternative hypotheses, or to provide insight into a problem. Feodor demonstrates how to quickly, and interactively, explore the ways that customers purchase goods and services using cohort analysis.
A Quick Tour of the Performance Dashboard Reports
SQL Server Performance Dashboard comprises a set of custom reports that give you nitty gritty details about the performance of your SQL Server instance.
Half a Year
We're halfway through the 2015 year and Steve Jones has a few thoughts for you this holiday weekend.
Press Release: Redgate brings expert SQL Server training to London and Seattle
Cambridge, UK, 2 July 2015 – Redgate, the SQL Server and .NET software company, returns to London and Seattle in October with its enormously popular training event, SQL in the City.
Data Load Optimisation using the SSIS Balanced Data Distributor
Optimize SSIS data loads using parallel processing and the Balanced Data Distributor
SSMS Maturity
Announcements recently for changes in SSMS mean that the tool many of us rely on is growing up.
How to Fix a Corrupt MSDB SQL Server Database
Keep reading and you will see that there is another way to rebuild the msdb database without compromising the master database.
Training Computer Scientists
What's the best way to enter this business? Steve Jones has a few thoughts on the traditional CS degree.
Blogs
Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
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How Do the Experts Become Experts?
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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
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Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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