Experiment with SQL Server and DBFS on Linux
Given that Microsoft now considers Linux a ‘first-class citizen’, SQL Server 2017 offers native support for Linux. It is engineered...
2018-03-20
355 reads
Prashanth Jayaram
Importance of Memory Setting in SQL Server
Memory is one among the resources forming the performance triangle—CPU and storage being the other two. If one is hit,...
2018-03-14
623 reads
SQL Server RLS feature and GDPR
Of late, there’s been a lot of noise around the term, GDPR. Chances are, some of us even had to...
2018-03-09
386 reads
An overview of SQL Server backup-and-restore process
In a manner of speaking, planning and implementing a SQL Server backup design is an art. Backup, Restoration, Recovery, Business...
2018-03-01
841 reads
SQL Server – Internals of sp_spaceused
This article is an effort to dissect the output of the sp_spaceused stored procedure.
Introduction
Understanding the database usage internals and the growth trends...
2018-02-06
460 reads
Know How to Recover SQL Server Database Without Backup
Microsoft SQL Server has widely used database management system for storing and retrieving data. It stores its files in MDF,...
2018-01-24
586 reads
SQL Server 2017 DMVs and DMFs for DBAs
Dynamic management views (DMVs) and dynamic management functions (DMFs) are system views and system functions that return metadata of the system...
2018-01-17
881 reads
How to fix the database consistency and integrity issues using DBCC CHECKDB and Third Party Tool
Overview
The database protection and recovery is a vital role of database administrators. While working on SQL Server, sometimes users get...
2018-01-09
1,451 reads
Python and SQL Server Administration
Some of my previous articles on Python provided insight of the basics and the usage of Python in SQL Server...
2018-01-08
813 reads
Different methods to write PowerShell output to a SQL table
PowerShell has become the ultimate choice for many database administrators because of its efficient way of handling and managing automation...
2017-12-26
1,345 reads
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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