Reducing Debt and Increasing Security
DevOps is often thought of as bringing more features to customers, but it can also help security.
2022-08-15
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Editorials
SQL Standard Confusion
The whole universe, the well-guarded people—may they all query databases together in a single language!
2022-08-13
264 reads
DevOps is Mostly About People
Steve says the secret to DevOps is teamwork, which means that people matter. The tools help, but the humans determine the success level.
2022-08-12
136 reads
2022-08-10 (first published: 2017-08-09)
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Look Beyond What You See
One of the sales managers at Redgate Software posted an origin story about how he came to work at Redgate Software. It's an interesting story, and while I don't work in sales or have the same origin story, I don't know that I could have seen the place I'm in now early in my career. […]
2022-08-08
203 reads
Three Mile Island And Your Databases
Grant takes a few lessons for database DR from a nuclear accident in the US.
2022-08-06
100 reads
What Do We Want to See in SQL Server?
Microsoft reads your feedback, but doesn't always build it. However, your votes can sway them at times. Today Steve asks what you'd like to see added to SQL Server.
2022-08-05
165 reads
Digging into an AI Algorithm
One place where Artificial Intelligence systems might shine is the medical field.
2022-08-03
177 reads
How Often Do You Update During Issues?
When a disaster occurs and your staff is working on it, what cadence of updates should your customers expect?
2022-08-01
187 reads
2022-07-30
328 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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