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Redgate SQL Prompt Grid Features
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I love Redgate tools. Most of all, I love SQL Prompt because its features increase my productivity on a daily basis. Recently I discovered…
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Azure SQL Database Elastic Pools
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Azure SQL Database Elastic Pools are a mechanism for grouping your Azure SQL Databases together into a shared resource pool. Imagine for a moment…
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Connecting your Azure regions
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In this post, I am going to demonstrate how to configure virtual network gateways in Azure using Resource Manager. This is important for connecting…
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T-SQL Tuesday #85: STOP! Restore Time!
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I know, I know. That was a bit much. This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is being hosted by Kenneth Fisher (b | t). T-SQL Tuesday…
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Unique Indexes and Computed Columns in SQL Server
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In the last post of this blog series, I discussed what a non-clustered index is and how to choose an ideal non-clustered index key.…
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Demo God Recovery Kit
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I was scheduled to give a virtual presentation to the MagicPASS user group. The week before I received a beta update for Windows 10.…
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Non-Clustered Indexes in SQL Server
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In the last post of this blog series, I discussed what a clustered index is and how to choose an ideal clustered index key.…
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Measuring Availability Group Synchronization Lag
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With all of the high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) features, the database administrator must understand how much data loss and downtime is possible…
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SQL Agent 2016 Jobs Running PowerShell Scripts
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I recently performed a side-by-side upgrade of a SQL Server 2008 R2 instance to SQL Server 2016 RTM. This particular instance had over 200…
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A better way to search dates
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SARGability is the ability of the query to properly search the arguments that you pass it. When your query is not sargable you cannot…