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A fresh new look for Redgate University

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Last September Redgate University opened its doors online, since then, with their selection of getting started courses they have been helping customers get up and running with their tools. Now, along with a brand-new look, new courses have been added to help you advance your skills past the basic usage of the tools. Come and check it out and leave your suggestions for future courses.

2019-09-30 (first published: )

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Welcome to the DBA Training Plan.

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8 years ago, Brent launched an email series with a 6-Month DBA Training Plan. he sent one email per week, bringing people up to speed on the most important topics that nobody taught ’em along the way. It’s hard to believe it’s been 8 years! This month, he's revisiting the emails, updating their content, and publishing ’em as blog posts too to make ’em easier to find. Buckle up: here come 24 straight blog posts to take you from zero to…well, at least a hero who’s smart enough to wear the underpants on the inside.

2019-08-16

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Two Table Hints

What happens when I run this code:

SELECT
  p.ProductName
, p.ProductCategory
FROM dbo.Product AS p WITH (NOLOCK, TABLOCK);

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