Are Indexes Actually Changes to the System?
Is an index change equivalent to a code change? Steve Jones asks the question and has a few thoughts.
2018-10-02
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Editorial
Give Up on Natural Primary Keys
With the need to remove older data, Steve thinks natural keys may be obsolete.
2018-10-01
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The Ever Expanding Data Platform
With lots of news coming out of Ignite, Steve talks about a few of the changes.
2018-10-01
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Picking the Right Type of Tool For the Job
Do we need the right tool or just a tool? A guest editorial from Andy Warren gives a few thoughts on getting things done effectively.
2018-09-28
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An Open Thank You to the Microsoft SQL Server Team
Thanks for improving the string or binary data truncated error message.
2018-09-27
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The Uninteresting But Necessary Work
Data classification may not be fun or even interesting, but it is necessary.
2018-09-26
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2018-09-24
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2018-09-24
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Fitting Into RAM
Will your database fit into RAM? Steve Jones asks you to think about the possibility.
2023-07-05 (first published: 2018-09-21)
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2018-09-20
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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
Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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The String Distance I
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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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