Category Archives: Blog

Updating SSMS is Easy (w/ v21)

Posted on April 28, 2025 by way0utwest

I’ve been using the SSMS preview for v21. This is the next evolution of SSMS, where the VS shell is finally being updated. For many of us, SSMS has been using an old version of the Visual Studio shell as … Continue reading →

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The Book of Redgate: Customer Quotes

Posted on April 25, 2025 by way0utwest

Many organizations list customer testimonials and quotes on their websites or literature. It makes sense to show off those places where you’ve done well in hopes of influencing others to do business with you. We seek this out, and while … Continue reading →

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Can I Change a Primary Key Value? #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on April 23, 2025 by way0utwest

I heard someone say recently that you can’t change a primary key value in a row. That’s not the case, so I decided to show a quick proof of that. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves … Continue reading →

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Monday Monitor Tips: Finding the Hostname for Queries

Posted on April 21, 2025 by way0utwest

I was chatting with a customer recently and they wanted to know which host was sending in queries that were causing problems in real time. This post looks at where you can find the hostname for running queries, which is … Continue reading →

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