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Came to Cambridge with one jacket. Leaving with 3. Mrs way0utwest would be proud. She looooovvvvvveeeesss jackets

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I typed: "an update without a where claude"

I think I'm using AI too often.

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Houston Ai-Lytics Day 2026 (#1137)

Testing demos for the Houston AI Saturday this week. Glad I fired them up as I need to pull some new containers and models, which can be sloooooowwwwww from GHCR.

sqlsaturday.com/2026-04-25-s...

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Every Database Has Problems Every database platform has some strengths and weaknesses. Some more than others. I caught this site (NSFW) from Erik Darling, and it made my day. I was having a tough one when this site got me to smile and chuckle out loud a few times. I especially like the MySQL and SQL Lite links (again NSFW). Every platform that you might choose to use to back an application can work in many situations.

Today's editorial: Every Database Has Problems

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Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks at how the proc works. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. The Setup I have a sequence object, IDCounter, that is an integer with an increment of 2. The next value that is returned is shown here:

Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger

I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks at how the proc works. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. The…

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Safe travels. Enjoy the week

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The New OS Wars In the last year I've seen a lot of statements about data and sovereignty between countries. While there have been concerns in the past, there seems to be more worry around the world with AI services primarily being run by, and hosted by, US companies. Plenty of my customers at Redgate Software have concerns over our ability to see data when we run AI models, though we don't store the data.

Today's editorial: The New OS Wars

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Lol, she might think you are.

Especially away from work

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Working Better Under Pressure One of my colleagues wrote a great post about DBAs and developers, about how a DBA's pushback on bad code isn't to be difficult, it's because they can see the future. I never thought of myself as a modern-day Nostradamus, predicting the future of system performance. Apparently I had another title besides DBA. Working under pressure and with short deadlines often leads to short cuts.

Today's editorial: Working Better Under Pressure

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A New Word: Soufrise soufrise – . The maddening thrill of an ambiguous flirtation, which quivers in tension halfway between platonic and romantic – maybe, but no, but maybe – leaving you guessing what’s going on inside their chest, forced to assume that at any given moment their attraction is both alive and dead at the same time. I don’t think in terms of romance here, having been married for nearly 28 years, but I do think about this in terms of my career.

A New Word: Soufrise

soufrise – . The maddening thrill of an ambiguous flirtation, which quivers in tension halfway between platonic and romantic – maybe, but no, but maybe – leaving you guessing what’s going on inside their chest, forced to assume that at any given moment their attraction is both…

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Lol, I doubt you're that irresponsible.

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Who is Irresponsible? There was a post on X recently from a founder in the EU about an engineer using Claude and ChatGPT to build a feature. I am not sure how true these posts are or if they are designed to just create engagement, but it's still an interesting topic. The part that makes me think is that (supposedly) the engineer was fired because their "data" (code) was sent to American servers.

Today's editorial: Who is Irresponsible?

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JSON_OBJECTAGG is an Aggregate: #SQLNewBlogger I wrote an article recently on the JSON_OBJECTAGG function, but neglected to include an example of why it can behave weirdly. This post looks at something you might not realize unless you remember this is an aggregate function. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBlogger…

JSON_OBJECTAGG is an Aggregate: #SQLNewBlogger

I wrote an article recently on the JSON_OBJECTAGG function, but neglected to include an example of why it can behave weirdly. This post looks at something you might not realize unless you remember this is an aggregate function. Another post for me…

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I just patched a patch for a patch to fix some code. My GH comments look like:
fixed x
fixed x (again)
fixed the fix for x

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Release Notes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Release notes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

And SSMS 22.5 is out.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ssms/r...

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When the firehose causes the Burnout, Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 12:00 PM | Meetup Burnout is complex, and as it is unique to every person, it can be difficult to define and identify. Let me help you with that. Over the past few years burnout has become

We are one hour away! Not too late to join. It may be just the thing that you didn't even know you needed! Presented by Tracy Sewell: data-platform-wit.sh...
#datawit

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Wings - Silly Love Songs (Official Music Video) YouTube video by PAUL McCARTNEY

A little Monday morning fun for me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap87...

Maybe you, too

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I mean I do need to renovate a kitchen ...

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Poor Names It's always interesting to me when I give product feedback to engineers at Redgate on their demos. Quite often they've built a feature that uses AdventureWorks or Pagila (PostgreSQL) or some other well known schema to evaluate how their particular thing works with a database. I try to remind them that many databases aren't well modeled and designed with consistent naming.

Today's editorial: Poor Names

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Changing the Cardinality of a FK in Redgate Data Modeler One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how to adjust a FK constraint between two tables. The tool seemed to makes this easy, and this post will show you how. This is part of a series on Redgate Data Modeler. Altering a Constraint In a previous post, I looked at adding a FK.

Changing the Cardinality of a FK in Redgate Data Modeler

One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how to adjust a FK constraint between two tables. The tool seemed to makes this easy, and this post will show you how. This is part of a series on Redgate Data…

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TGIF

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Acting with Confidence Recently, I saw a graph about making decisions that showed the impact of both reversibility and consequences. Here is an example of such a graph and how one might approach decisions. If things are easily reversible or have a low consequence, we tend to make a decision and move on. Or we are willing to make a decision. One of the examples of such a decision was choosing what to wear out to dinner.

Acting with Confidence

Recently, I saw a graph about making decisions that showed the impact of both reversibility and consequences. Here is an example of such a graph and how one might approach decisions. If things are easily reversible or have a low consequence, we tend to make a decision and…

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Advice I Like: Rewards from Work The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If you possibly can, work where there are no names for what you do.” - from Excellent Advice for Living I work for a software company, trying to sell tools to companies for database work. It’s not hugely rewarding. I enjoy it, and I like going to work.

Advice I Like: Rewards from Work

The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If you possibly can, work where there are no names for what you do.” - from Excellent Advice for Living I work for a software company, trying to sell tools to companies for database…

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Release 1.7.3 · spaghettidba/WorkloadTools Fixed countless synchronization bugs Improved replay progress messages

Hear, hear! WorkloadTools 1.7.3 is out! github.com/spaghettidba...
Many fixes to replay code

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Making stuff go faster, from databases to the race track (with Matt Gordon) YouTube video by Redgate Software

A new Simple Talks episode. With a race car!
youtu.be/8YsGXaRO9wM?...

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T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new to this blog party, I encourage you to check out the rules. If you are new to blogging, please consider contributing. Yo…

#tsql2sday from @DataOnWheels
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Republish: A Great Case for Powershell I’m still in Las Vegas coaching 13 year olds at the Red Rock Rave. Hopefully things are going well, though day 3 is often tough. It’s been a long weekend and players are tired (and coaches). I’ll be surviving today and then having a quiet night with my wife before returning tomorrow. I’ll see you Wednesday, but until then, you can read A Great Case for Powershell. Let me know how that has held up in the age of AI, 8 years later.

Editorial Republish: A Great Case for Powershell

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Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard Edition, a few on the Enterprise Edition, and others handling core work, like the Linux/PostgreSQL option. We also have designers, and they regularly research how well the product works for customers, what is difficult, and they propose changes. One of them was recently release. We have a new analysis page in Redgate Monitor and this post looks at the changes.

Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page

We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard Edition, a few on the Enterprise Edition, and others handling core work, like the Linux/PostgreSQL option. We also have designers, and they regularly research how well the…

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Republish: A Double Failure I’m off to Las Vegas for a volleyball tournament today. Fingers crossed we have a good weekend, and the team has a good experience. These tournaments can be stressful and tough with teams from all over the country. They can also be exciting when we win a few matches. While I’m gone, you get to re-read A Double Failure.

Editorial Republish: A Double Failure

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A Las Vegas Break Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for the Red Rock Rave volleyball tournament with a team of 13 year olds. We’ve been pushing them at practice for a few weeks, so hopefully they’re ready to compete and we break into the top half tomorrow. That’s usually our goal as the teams I coach aren’t often the top athletes in Colorado.

A Las Vegas Break

Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for the Red Rock Rave volleyball tournament with a team of 13 year olds. We’ve been pushing them at practice for a few weeks, so hopefully they’re ready to compete and we break into the top half tomorrow. That’s…

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