Getting Started Formatting SSRS Reports
Once you've prepared an SSRS report, it needs formatting to get it ready for the people who need to read it. This tip covers the basics of formatting SSRS Reports.
Honeywords in SQL Server
There's an idea of using false passwords with real accounts, honeywords, that can help us detect security issues with our servers. Is that worth implementing in SQL Server?
How to Change the SQL Server Name after Renaming the Windows Host
This article shows how to change a SQL Server name after changing the Windows machine name.
Getting Started Testing Databases with tSQLt
There are several frameworks for assisting with the testing of SQL Server databases, but tSQLt is popular because it is written in TSQL and is simple for a database developer to set up and use. It doesn't get in the way. Rob Sheldon shows you how to get started.
#22: What counts for a DBA
In this session Louis Davidson, Microsoft MVP, discusses how being observant of the environment you work in can help you make sure that you are aware of the health of your database systems, as well as your career. You can watch the complete webinar here. Answers to any questions asked are further down the page, […]
The Challenger
There is plenty of competition in the database platform space for SQL Server. There's a new NuSQL platform, whose vendor hopes will replace SQL Server as the platform of choice in the cloud. However Steve Jones isn't sure this will be the case.
Using XML from data variable option in SSIS
Learn how you can manipulat XML documents solely in memory. No file required.
Webinar: Forgotten Rings and Other Monitoring Stories
In this session, Grant Fritchey, Microsoft MVP, drills down into a few of the more obscure monitoring metrics that can give you very precise information about exactly what's happening within your server. He'll also show you how you can use custom metrics to enable these metrics in Red Gate's SQL Monitor.
Webinar: Using SQL Storage Compress by Steve Jones and Brad McGehee
Steve Jones and Brad McGehee lead you through real-world examples of working with SQL Storage Compress
Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
Forums
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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