Advice I Like: Knots

Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand. For the rest of your life, you’ll use this knot more times than you would...

Multiple Deployment Processes

Many organizations haven't standardized the way they deploy code to databases, even when they do so for applications. Steve has a few thoughts on this today.

Rolling Back a Broken Release

We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward or back from the point when you discover a problem. You can watch the episode...

The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations

One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if ensure I could easily refresh dev and test environments on demand. In a small startup,...

Upgrading Admin Queries

A Full Shutdown

Steve used to shut down systems to upgrade them, but lately he makes changes while they're running.

OPENQUERY Flexibility

T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks

This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find new hosts over the last few years to keep this party going and to expand...

Flyway Tips: Multiple Projects

One of the nice things about Flyway Desktop is that it helps you manage your database code as a project and see what changes are being built. However, many...

Monday Monitor Tips: AI Query Analysis

AI is everywhere. It’s in the news, it’s being added to every product, management wants everyone to be more productive with AI. Redgate Monitor isn’t immune from this wave....