SQL Server Quickies – a new way to learn about SQL Server
We are all living in a fast moving world, especially in the IT industry. We have to learn new technologies...
2012-08-01
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Blog Posts
SQLSailor is exploring(Part4) – Basic DML,DDL operations with SQL Databases on Windows Azure
In this post we will review some basic DML,DDL capabilities of SQL Database on windows Azure.
This post is in continuation with my...
2012-08-01
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Two New Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008
On July 17, Microsoft released two new Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008. The first cumulative update is SQL Server...
2012-08-01
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Bad business practices damage your company, KRG Technology
I just composed and sent this message to eleven members of a single California-based recruitment company. I’ll let the email...
2012-07-31
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Improve DBA Operation Productivity – Part Two
As a DBA, we have to take various actions based on huge amount of information received. In one perspective, our...
2012-07-31
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OLAP PivotTable Extensions Update
OLAP PivotTable Extensions is a really cool free add-in for Excel that’s been around for quite a while now. It...
2012-07-31
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Password Resets
I read this piece from Troy Hunt, which is a long look at the password reset process for a web...
2012-07-31
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Reading Excel into SSIS via OpenXML Scripting
Reading Excel data isn't easy. It should be, but there's a lot of unfortunate barriers in the way that I've discussed before. They boil down to one main reason:...
2012-07-31
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SCRIPT: Basic Information About Indexes
I’m having a little fun with documenting basic information about indexes in my current project. I’m posting the scripts here...
2012-07-31
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SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups – Part 4: Adding new Replicas
In the last 2 blog postings you have learned how to setup your first Availability
Group with SQL Server 2012. Today...
2012-07-31 (first published: 2012-07-26)
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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,...
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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