How to make comments the most important ‘code’ you write

80% of all communication, it is often said, is nonverbal. The actual percentage is disputed – with experts quoting figures...

23 November 2011 9 min read

Greg Larsen

SQL Server Database Growth and Autogrowth Settings

It's easy to create a database nowadays with point-'n-click, but if you've left your database's autogrowth settings at their default,...

23 November 2011 19 min read

Feodor Georgiev

Administrating SQL Server Reporting Services – Planning, Documenting and Troubleshooting

DBAs are usually charged with the administration of Reporting Services, but are often short on guidance on how to go...

22 November 2011 17 min read

Simon Cooper

Inside Red Gate – Experimenting In Public

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be performing experiments on SmartAssembly to confirm or refute various hypotheses we have about...

21 November 2011 3 min read

Michael Sorens

TortoiseSVN and Subversion Cookbook Part 2: File Operations and Subversion Filtering

The second part of Michael's series of articles gives more recipes for Subversion Source Control. This time he explains how...

21 November 2011 21 min read

Jeff Smith

SQL Developer Data Modeler Quick Tip: Use SubViews

Modeling is cute when you’re in a class and the sample application is for a rotisserie league for fantasy football,...

16 November 2011 2 min read

Simon Cooper

Inside Red Gate – Exercises in Leanness

There’s a new movement rumbling around Red Gate Towers – the Lean Startup. At its core is the idea that...

15 November 2011 3 min read

Matt Simmons

Networking – The Crib Sheet

When anyone mentions network masks and the 'seven layer model' we all nod wisely and hope not to be asked...

15 November 2011 14 min read

Tim Hall

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 RAC On Linux Using VMware Server 2

This article on ORACLE-BASE describes the installation of Oracle Database 11g release 2 (11.2 64-bit) RAC on Linux (Oracle Enterprise...

14 November 2011 4 min read

Simon Cooper

The SmartAssembly Rearchitecture

You may have noticed that not a lot has happened to SmartAssembly in the past few months. However, the team...

14 November 2011 4 min read

red@work

Interview with Geoff Bones, developer on SQL Storage Compress

How did you come to be working at Red Gate? I’ve been working at Red Gate for nine months; before...

14 November 2011 4 min read

Louis Davidson

What Counts for A DBA: Observant

When walking up to the building where I work, I can see CCTV cameras placed here and there for monitoring...

14 November 2011 4 min read

Michael McLaughlin

5 Tips for Understanding Managed-Unmanaged Interoperability in .NET

Interop doesn't have to be taxing. Interoperability between managed and unmanaged code happens under the hood in .NET. When you...

14 November 2011 23 min read

Jim Tilson

Which of these things is not like the other?

Have you ever played the game where you try to identify the differences between two side-by-side seemingly-identical pictures? Sometimes answering...

11 November 2011 7 min read

Jeremiah Peschka

SQL Server Functions: The Basics

SQL Server's functions are a valuable addition to TSQL when used wisely. Jeremiah provides a complete and comprehensive guide to...

10 November 2011 41 min read

Alex Nuijten

Upgrade to APEX 4.1: Invalid Login Credentials

Always a good idea to upgrade on a Friday.. not…

08 November 2011 1 min read

William Brewer

Database Source Control – The Cribsheet

As part of our long-running Cribsheet series, we asked William to come up with a brief summary of what was...

08 November 2011 25 min read

Richard Morris

Michael Pilato: Geek of the Week

For a large number of .NET developers, Subversion is Source Control. The book they go to to find out how...

08 November 2011 16 min read

Robert Sheldon

Working with the XML Data Type in SQL Server

The XML data type, introduced in SQL Server 2005, is a powerful construct. When used wisely, it can provide useful...

07 November 2011 16 min read

Michael Sorens

Subversion and TortoiseSVN Cookbook Part 1- The Basics

If you have more than zero developers in your team, then you need Source Control. In this article Michael starts...

03 November 2011 23 min read

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How to make comments the most important ‘code’ you write

SQL Server Database Growth and Autogrowth Settings

Administrating SQL Server Reporting Services – Planning, Documenting and Troubleshooting

Inside Red Gate – Experimenting In Public

TortoiseSVN and Subversion Cookbook Part 2: File Operations and Subversion Filtering

SQL Developer Data Modeler Quick Tip: Use SubViews

Inside Red Gate – Exercises in Leanness

Networking – The Crib Sheet

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 RAC On Linux Using VMware Server 2

The SmartAssembly Rearchitecture

Interview with Geoff Bones, developer on SQL Storage Compress

What Counts for A DBA: Observant

5 Tips for Understanding Managed-Unmanaged Interoperability in .NET

Which of these things is not like the other?

SQL Server Functions: The Basics

Upgrade to APEX 4.1: Invalid Login Credentials

Database Source Control – The Cribsheet

Michael Pilato: Geek of the Week

Working with the XML Data Type in SQL Server

Subversion and TortoiseSVN Cookbook Part 1- The Basics