The VALUES clause or building tables out of nothing
The VALUES clause makes inserting literal values into a table simple and easy. In this article, Joe Celko explains how to use the VALUES clause.
2022-07-01
Articles
How to tell what SQL Server versions you are running
Check out this tip to easily find out what version of SQL Server you are running.
2022-06-29
SQL Monitor: On-demand demo [Watch now]
Haven't seen SQL Monitor in a while? If you'd like to see how it enables you to always have the answers to the health of your estate, and proactively find potential problems before they impact your users, here's a 30 minute demo for you to watch whenever it suits you.
2022-06-29
2022-06-27
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Security in MySQL: Part One
There are several tools available to keep a MySQL database secure. In this article Lukas Vileikis discuses access control and user privileges.
2022-06-27
SQL Database Snapshots for Reporting, Auditing and Data Recovery
In this article we look at how to create a SQL Server database snapshot and how snapshots can be used for reporting, auditing and more.
2022-06-27
Randomizing the Day Inside a Month Using T-SQL
This article shows how you can randomize dates in T-SQL, but keep the month and year the same while the day varies.
2022-06-24
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DevOps 101 webinar: The role of Automation
Join Grant Fritchey to discover how automating your database deployments enables you to speed up software delivery with repeatable processes that stop your database being the bottleneck.
2022-06-24
Python Try Except Code Samples
In this article we look at how to use exception handling when writing Python scripts along with many different examples using try, except, else and finally clause.
2022-06-24
2021 Session video library available
Want to get a flavor of the type of quality training sessions offered at PASS Data Community Summit? Dive into the full video library from Summit 2021 of over 250 sessions. Take your pick from sessions covering the following themes, Reach for the Clouds, Level Up and Back to Basics, presented by top data experts from around the world.
2022-06-22
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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