A Prompt AI Experiment
Prompt AI released recently and I decided to try a few things with the tool that might help me in database work. I’ve had to do this task, but...
2025-09-17
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Blog Posts
Fabric Real Time Data: Making the Shift from Batch to Live Insights
Embracing the New Paradigm Fabric real-time data signals a fundamental shift in how organizations transform raw information into actionable insights. For decades, leaders have relied on batch processing as...
2025-09-17 (first published: 2025-08-25)
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How to: Regain SysAdmin Access to a SQL Server Instance Without the SA Password
Hello, reader! Today, I’m going to walk you through a scenario that many DBAs encounter: accessing a SQL Server instance when you don’t have the SA password, and no...
2025-09-17 (first published: 2025-09-02)
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Secure Logic Apps with OAuth Authorization
I’ve used Logic Apps a couple of times over the past years for simple workflows, like sending an email (still not supported in ADF, booooo), reading a SharePoint List...
2025-09-17
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Scaling PowerShell – Lessons from a Technical Interview
Recently, I was in a technical interview where the topic of running PowerShell at scale came up. Although I’ve worked with PowerShell for quite some time, I realized I’d...
2025-09-16
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How to Reset the SA Password When You Get Locked Out
Getting locked out of a SQL Server instance can happen due to a number of situations. The most common scenario I’ve encountered is when a SQL Server is moved...
2025-09-15 (first published: 2025-08-27)
711 reads
In Memory of Andrew Clarke, AKA Phil Factor
One of the parts of getting older that really sucks is I seem to attend more funerals than weddings. It’s a sad fact of file, and this was one...
2025-09-15
569 reads
Leading Through the Noise: Harnessing Data in the Age of Digital Overload
The New Leadership Frontier In today’s digital landscape, leaders are no longer just visionaries. They are navigators of complexity, interpreters of signals, and stewards of trust. Technology has transformed...
2025-09-15
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SQL Server Log Shipping: The Tried and True of DR
It’s not glamorous, but it works In a world where shiny new HA/DR features get all the press, there’s one SQL Server technology that just keeps doing its job....
2025-09-15 (first published: 2025-08-27)
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A New Word: Anderance
anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally different angle than you – spending years looking at a different face across the table,...
2025-09-12
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Blogs
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...
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Forums
SSMS 22 Latest Update Crashing
Hi all, I've just had to roll back my SSMS 22 version from 22.3.0,...
Transactional Replication setup issue
Hi! I've been banging my head against the wall for 2 days now trying...
The Power of Data and Privacy
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Power of Data and...
Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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