Responding to a Disaster
A few recent disasters inspire Steve to remind you to prepare now, before a disaster occurs.
Making Temporal Databases Work. Part 2: Computing Aggregates Across Temporal Versions
In this part 2 we discuss what kind of aggregates can be obtained from a temporal database and how to express these aggregations in the SQL language.
Redgate Summit: The Database Landscape - New York
Join Redgate at the last Redgate Summit event of the year! This series of events is hosted across the globe for data professionals who want to improve their skills and knowledge about Database DevOps, learn about topics surrounding the Cloud, AI, and working across multiple databases.
SQL Server 2012 Always On Groups and FCIs Part 2
This is Part 2 of a series on Always On and FCI integration in SQL Server. In this article we will learn how to add the iSCSI disk storage to our SQL Server nodes and build the cluster.
SQL Server 2012 Always On Groups and FCIs Part 3
Part 3 of the AO and FCI integration series. This article gets SQL Server configured on the nodes and ready for work.
Stairway to Always On Level 4: Analyse and Deploy a Windows Server Failover Cluster
In level 4 of the stairway to AlwaysOn we look at creating a Windows Server Failover Cluster.
Stairway to Always On Level 5: Analyse and Deploy a Failover Cluster Instance
In Level 5 of this stairway, we help you understand and deploy a Failover Cluster Instance (FCI).
What happens when we drop a column on a SQL Server table? Where's my space?
You have dropped a column and wondering why you haven't recovered any space? Let's take a look.
Using Registered Servers in SSMS
One of the features in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) that I find very useful is to have a list of registered servers and databases in SSMS. This lets me quickly pick from a number of servers rather than flipping the drop down in the connection dialog. This post looks at this feature and how […]
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Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
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March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
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On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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