Writing SQL Server code with AI using GitHub Copilot
Introduction In this article, we will see how to work with GitHub Copilot. GitHub copilot is an interesting […]
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Planning a Database Testing Strategy for Flyway
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Automating BCP with PowerShell
I was talking with a good friend that has an environment with terabytes of information and to […]
[Video] Office Hours: Lumberjack Edition
On a chilly January day, I went through your top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento. Yes, it actually gets cold […]
Fun with Powershell
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Use a Table Variable for Logging Entries that Need to ...
Introduction Table variables are special types of local variables that can be used to store data temporarily, similar […]
LangChain Prompt Templates with OpenAI LLMs
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Query Exercise: Improving Cardinality Estimation
Your challenge for this week is to tune a query. Say Stack Overflow has a dashboard that shows […]
Database Changes to Find Tagged Questions Faster: Answers and Discussion
In the last Query Exercise discussion, we hit a performance wall when we were trying to quickly find […]
Dimensional Modeling Case Study Part 2 – Days Dimension
Introduction In our second case study on dimensional modelling, we delve into the intricacies of managing time-related dimensions, […]
#TSQL2sday Invitation: Describe the Most Recent Issue You Closed.
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blogothon where we get together and write about a different topic. I’m hosting […]
Resolving the MERGE statement attempted to UPDATE or DELETE the ...
The post Resolving the MERGE statement attempted to UPDATE or DELETE the same row more than once error […]
Announcing the first Microsoft Fabric Community Conference!
We are excited to welcome attendees to the 1st Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (previously known as the Data […]
Fixing the Synapse Error « Available workspace capacity exceeded error (Livy ...
If you are working with Notebooks in Azure Synapse Analytics and multiple people are using the same Spark […]
Deploying Azure SQL Database Using an ARM Template
Provisioning infrastructure in a timely and reliable manner is essential for agile development. One well-liked method that lets […]
Adding an AI Policy for Authors
In the last few months, we’ve noticed quite a bit of content submitted that seems overly structured in […]
Office Hours: PowerBI & Fabric Q&A with Eugene Meidinger
Today’s Office Hours has a different topic. Eugene Meidinger dropped by to answer your business intelligence questions. Follow […]
Who’s Hiring in the Microsoft Data Platform Community? February 2024 ...
Is your company hiring for a database position as of February 2024? Do you wanna work with the […]
Feature Flags in Data Projects
My motivation for writing this summary was an interaction with a project owner that didn’t understand why […]
Finding Tagged Questions Faster: Answers & Discussion
Your query exercise was to take this Stack Overflow query to find the top-voted questions for any given […]
Gracefully Handle Errors using TRY CATCH Logic in SQL Server ...
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Install SSMS using Powershell DSC
Introduction In the previous article, we have seen how to install the SQL Server database engine using Powershell […]
Free Video Training: Estimation and Statistics by Dave Ballantyne
It’s hard to find good 400-500 level SQL Server training at any price, let alone free. Dave Ballantyne’s […]
Lancement de la chaine YouTube Data Chouette
Nous avons démarré une nouvelle chaîne YouTube pour les passionnés de données : https://www.youtube.com/@DataChouette Apprenez, explorez et […]
Server Dashboards in Azure Data Studio
Azure Data Studio (ADS) is a lightweight IDE built on Visual Studio Code. I’ve written a few articles […]
Adding a new AI usage policy to Simple-Talk
I used to think plagiarism was my worst thing to deal with as an editor. That is […]
What PowerBI Questions Do You Have for Eugene Meidinger?
Eugene Meidinger, aka SQLGene.com, makes Power BI concepts easy and accessible. He’s got a free introduction to Power […]
State of the Database Landscape 2024: Shifting skills to match ...
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Django's ORM vs. Raw SQL: When to Use Which
When it comes to building websites, how you work with your database can make a huge difference in […]
Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches in Microsoft Fabric
Nikola Ilic, best known as Data Mozart, published a great article and video about how to make […]
Query Exercise: Find Tagged Questions Faster.
For this week’s Query Exercise, we’re going to start with an existing query that has performance problems from […]
Finding the Best Time for Maintenance: Answers & Discussion
Your Query Exercise was to find the best time to do database maintenance by querying the Users table, […]
Code Visibility: Browsing through Flyway Migration Files
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Save 5% on SQLBits Registration with BRENT5.
Going to the SQLBits conference in March? Whether you’re registering in-person or attending virtually, save 5% on your […]
State of the Database Landscape Results 2024
Every year, Redgate surveys technologists to ask a big question (through lots of little questions, naturally.) This […]
Querying MongoDB Documents
MongoDB provides an efficient environment for storing document data at scale. However, most of your interactions with […]
Understanding the Importance of Data Lineage in Modern Data Management
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Configuration of Azure SQL Database Auditing
Enhance the security, compliance, and monitoring capabilities of your database system with Azure SQL Database Auditing, a feature-rich […]
[Video] Office Hours: The Question is Not the Problem Edition
I answer your top-voted Azure SQL DB and SQL Server questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento and lose my temper about […]
The Importance of Retention
It is always an afterthought. New objects are created that start off small and current. New feature […]
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Leveraging AI Tools for SQL Queries
Some of the many benefits that AI offers include task automation, increased productivity, and increased efficiency. As an […]
Query Exercise: Find the Best Time for Maintenance
If we’ve gotta take the database down for maintenance – perhaps a version upgrade, perhaps upgrading our own […]
Find Posts with the Wrong CommentCount: Answers & Discussion
Your Query Exercise was to find denormalization accuracy problems: checking the accuracy of a reporting column, Posts.CommentCount. There […]
We’re Starting to Automate Testing for the First Responder Kit.
Brent says: It’s really funny how the world works. I wrote what you see below in December 2023 […]
Working on Technology Off the Clock
I have always spent time learning relational databases on my own, non-work time. As the years have […]
A Simple Method to Load Excel Data
Problem When we need to load data from Excel sheets to a SQL Server table, we typically use […]
[Video] Office Hours: Ask Me Anything About the Microsoft Data ...
Forgive the hoarse voice – I’m recovering from something COVID-ish. I went through your top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento […]
Dimensional Modelling Case Study Part 1 – Age Group
Background Age plays an important role in medicine and medical research. A patient’s ages is commonly grouped into […]
Query Exercise: Find Posts with the Wrong CommentCount
For 2024, I’m trying something new: weekly homework challenges! For this week’s query challenge, we’re going to do […]