Cost Savings and Backup Compression
Let me set the scene, one of our internal IT SQL Servers which stores a whole host of performance metrics...
2012-08-08
1,838 reads
Blog Posts
How many SQL Servers you run within your environment ? – MAP could be your best bet to answer this question !
A blog post about Microsoft Assessment Planning Toolkit was in my list for quite a while and today I decided to write...
2012-08-08
914 reads
How to Data Compress Varchar(MAX)
I talk a lot about compression. I’ve blogged a pretty decent amount on it as well. One of the things...
2012-08-08
7,957 reads
More Suggestions for SQLSaturday Admin Tools
I just finished the draft schedule for SQLSaturday #151 in Orlando and wanted to write some notes about the process....
2012-08-08
462 reads
SQLSaturday #160, Kalamazoo
Date: September 22, 2012
Title: So I started this blog…now what?
Abstract:
Ever thought about trying your hand at blogging? Or maybe you’ve...
2012-08-08
598 reads
SSIS: Transfer SQL Server Object using SMO
we often face a situation to move SQL server object beween servers or databases, when you have constant table list...
2012-08-08
5,573 reads
Startup Jobs
Are there things you need to make sure are running when your SQL Agent starts? Did you know that you...
2012-08-08 (first published: 2012-08-02)
3,335 reads
Visio 2010 Forward Engineer Add-in
Somehow I missed this gem that’s been around for quite a while so I thought I would share it in...
2012-08-08
2,404 reads
Book Review: On Writing A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
I just finished this book. Literally. Sitting on an airplane in route from Orlando to Charlotte NC. I got up...
2012-08-07
1,007 reads
Can I still buy per socket licenses for installing SQL2008 R2 ?
Many times I have seen this question coming from users - Can I still buy per socket licenses for installing SQL2008...
2012-08-07
735 reads
Blogs
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,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
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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