Introduction to Continuous Integration Servers

So you've got your database under source control, and now you want to start running automatic tests and builds with...

Accessing SQL Server data from iOS apps

Almost all mobile apps need access to external data to be valuable. With a huge amount of existing business data...

Cloning objects the quick and dirty way

Working in .NET, a lot of the objects I use implement ISerializable – very handy when it comes to throwing...

Test-driven scalability in Exchange Server Archiver

I’ve recently been working on Red Gate’s new Exchange Server Archiver tool. Earlier on in the development process, I was...

Phew… we made it! (Well, the first half at least)

A little over a year ago, as I was finishing up on SQL Multi Script, Colin, our head of Product...

Event, sit! Event, staaaay…

One of the great features in .NET is its event model. I came from a Java world before I started...

Should you always use a clustered index?

In one of his recent editorials, Steve Jones of SQLServerCentral wondered about whether every table evar should have a primary...

It’s a <strike>boy</strike> new version of SQL Data Compare!

Well, after five months of design, development, testing, documentation, training, and countless other activities that I’ve almost certainly forgotten to...

The (slightly obscene) way to speed up loops

Last night as I wandered around some sites on Java optimization, I came across an example of loop optimization that...

Can you Break The Code?

Fancy winning some cool goodies? Red Gate has just launched its “Break The Code” prize draw, where you can win...

Random names and the Birthday Paradox

I’m currently in the middle of giving Red Gate’s sample “Widgets” database a bit of a face lift, in preparation...

Say hello, static constructor?

When does the static constructor of your .NET class actually get called? Sounds like it should be pretty obvious really...