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AI In the Nov 2023 Enterprise

AI is everywhere. I can’t seem to get away from stories on the technology in 2023, and while I don’t know that I’ve found it that helpful, I keep looking at it because it’s becoming a pervasive technology that most … Continue reading

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Migrations are Worth the Effort

I work with a lot of customers that are trying to find better ways to build and deploy database code. Some of them use a state or model method with SQL Compare or another Redgate product, and some want to … Continue reading

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Using DATETRUNC–#SQLNewBlogger

I saw someone using DATETRUNC recently in some code and realized I hadn’t really looked at this function before. It’s one that was added in SQL Server 2022, though it’s been in other platforms for years. This post looks at … Continue reading

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Friday Flyway Tips–Deploying Migrations with a Target

Recently I was working with Flyway Desktop (FWD) and helping a customer work on deploying part of their work. They weren’t sure how easy this could be, but this post follows what I showed them. Using the ability to run … Continue reading

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