Displaying Sorted Hierarchies (SQL Spackle)
Learn how you can query a hierarchy of data and also return the results in an ordered fashion. A handy T-SQL skill that you will use over and over again.
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.
Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Identities and Sequences III
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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