2013-02-06 (first published: 2012-12-27)
1,845 reads
Scripts
Create and Populate a Date Dimension Table
Creates and populates a date-dimension table suitable for OLTP or data warehouse purposes.
2013-02-04
3,217 reads
Change database compatability level of all databases
Changes the database compatibility level of all databases to the given level.
2013-01-31 (first published: 2013-01-07)
929 reads
List Database Users and their Corresponding Roles
Database Users and their Corresponding Roles and type login.
2013-01-28 (first published: 2013-01-16)
2,106 reads
Grouped Failover, a 2008R2 version of Availability Groups
One of the new cool features in SQL 2012 is the SQL Server Availability groups. In other words being able to failover a group of databases which are logically connected. i.e. SharePoint databases. Well, it is also possible to do that in SQL 2008 (R2). It’s called a Grouped Failover.
2013-01-24 (first published: 2013-01-16)
572 reads
2013-01-18 (first published: 2012-06-21)
1,376 reads
Query Active Directory to Display Login Information
Query Active Directory to get information on user logins.
2013-01-18 (first published: 2011-05-16)
3,864 reads
GetDateInString
This function will return a value of date if found within a string, the date format in the string will vary. If no date is found a null value is returned
2013-01-17 (first published: 2012-12-18)
1,272 reads
Database details for Daily checks
Get database status,file details,free space
in sql 2005 and 2008 sql versions
2013-01-16 (first published: 2012-12-07)
2,523 reads
2008 Index Fragmentation Maintenance
Just a stab at automating index maintainenance in SQL Server 2008
2013-01-11 (first published: 2008-11-07)
2,731 reads
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,...
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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