How to Perform Database Hack-Attach
This blog demonstrates attaching a database on the SQL Server Instance which already has the same name database up and...
2018-04-23
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SQL Geek
Finding Untrusted Foreign Keys and Constraints
In the previous blog, we discussed the Foreign Keys Constraints and how the CHECK Constraints are useful to verify the...
2018-04-30 (first published: 2018-04-19)
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Find Missing Indexes For All SQL Server Databases
DMV (Database Management View) and DMO (Database Management Objects) were added in 2005. There have been huge improvements in each...
2018-04-16
25,879 reads
SQL Server Logical Query Processing
Recently, while reviewing one of the stored procedure performance, I suggested a couple of changes to a developer to improve...
2018-04-12
19,567 reads
How to Check SQL Server View Utilization
If you are working on SQL Server optimization delicately, you may get often queries that how to find if any...
2018-04-09
958 reads
What is a Foreign Key & How many foreign keys can you have on a single table?
Yesterday, I was attending a database design meeting. In the meeting, I was asked one of the questions – “How many...
2018-04-12 (first published: 2018-04-05)
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How SQL Compilation Can Prove the Server CPU
It is relatively easy to spot CPU-bound system. But, the source of CPU pressure is not always easy to pinpoint....
2018-04-02
1,252 reads
SQL Performance – Using Query Hint OPTION (FAST N)
It is fun working with SQL/Application developer where you exchange a lot of technical thoughts to find the root of...
2018-03-21
7,311 reads
New Built-in Function CONCAT_WS() – SQL Server 2017
In my previous post on new functions in SQL Server 2017, I discussed about the STRING_AGG function. Here, I am...
2018-03-02
1,370 reads
Set New Errorlog File location – SQL Server on Linux
For SQL Server 2017 RTM, the fourth cumulative update was released on 20th February, and it is available for download...
2018-03-08 (first published: 2018-03-01)
1,599 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...
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The String Distance I
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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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