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Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files

I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to determine how many people were protecting data in dev databases and how often. TDM creates...

Tools You Need

This Friday Steve Jones asks what tools does a DBA really need to do his or her job?

Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server

Windows is changing its security, which will affect SQL Server.

Expanding into Print

This is part of a few memories from the founders of SQL Server Central, celebrating 25 years of operation this month. When we started SQL Server Central, our goal was to build a great resource that helped other people advance in their careers and also made some money. Our decisions in building the site were […]

PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI

I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started to build this in PowerPoint. I decided to switch to Claude and ended up with...

The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central

It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me, just a few years after Redgate acquired SQL Server Central. I’ll let the words speak...

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Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App

I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I decided recently to see if I could find a way to more easily automate things....