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[Video] Office Hours at Sea: SQL Server Q&A
En route from San Francisco to Juneau aboard the Ruby Princess, I stopped to hit a few of […]
Database Sequence Objects with dbatools
dbatools bring us a set of useful commands to manage sequence objects in SQL Server. In this article, […]
Last Call for My 21st Anniversary Sale
I’m still blown away that I have a blog post here that says, “Last updated: 21 years ago.” […]
How Snowflake Creates and Detects Deadlocks
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Install SQL Server using Powershell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
Introduction As per Microsoft, Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a management platform in PowerShell that enables you to […]
T-SQL Gap-Filling Challenge
A student of mine sent me a T-SQL challenge involving gap-filling of missing dates and balances. I […]
Flyway and SSDT: Extracting a DACPAC from a Flyway-managed Database
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Unmasking SQL Server Dynamic Data Masking, Part 1, Intro
This is the beginning of a series on SQL Server Dynamic Data Masking. Dynamic Data Masking is […]
Breaking News: SQL Server 2022 Keeps Getting Worse.
<sigh> Okay, so, the last few Cumulative Updates have had known issues around broken remote queries using the […]
Unlock the Power of Google Cloud SQL: Setting Up SQL ...
Introduction to Google Cloud SQL Google Cloud SQL is a powerful and easy-to-use managed database service that lets […]
Microsoft Build Announcements for Data Professionals
This week was Microsoft Build. After four years, it was back in person in Seattle and available online. […]
Getting Started with Ensemble AI Models in SQL Server
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A First Look at PostgreSQL Monitoring in SQL Monitor
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Who’s Hiring in the Microsoft Data Platform Community? May/June 2023 ...
Is your company hiring for a database position as of May/June 2023? Do you wanna work with the […]
Microsoft Fabric: Enabling your Free Trial
After the great announcement of Microsoft Fabric this week, it’s time to get a trial and start […]
Microsoft Fabric: Data Warehouse Ingestion using T-SQL and more
.In this blog I will illustrate how we can ingest data from a blog storage to a […]
Data Intelligence on light speed: Microsoft Fabric
This article is based on exciting information just released at Microsoft’s Build conference on May 23, 2023. […]
Using Azure Data Studio to Deploy a SQL Server VM ...
Introduction Sometimes we need to deploy many SQL Servers on Azure in the enterprise environment. Wwe can do […]
Self Review: Practical Graph Structures in SQL Server and Azure ...
I just finished writing this book a few weeks ago, and as I read it, I thought […]
Microsoft Build 2023 Keynote Live Blog: Introducing Fabric
Goooood morning, party people! Today is the opening day of the annual Microsoft Build conference, an event focused […]
[Video] Office Hours: Azure & SQL Server Q&A
Y’all post questions at https://pollgab.com/room/brento, and I go through the top-voted ones on my Twitch channel streams. […]
Optimizing MySQL: Adding Data to Tables
Welcome back to the MySQL optimization series! In case you haven’t been following this series, in the […]
How to Generate Images with AI and Store them in ...
Introduction In this article, we will learn how to generate images with AI. This time we will work […]
PostgreSQL 101: The 10 key differences between SQL Server & ...
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Cache SQL Server Data in a .NET Web Application
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Common Table Expression Basics
Introduction Firstly, we need to understand what is a common table expression. Common table expressions, also abbreviated as […]
The Journey to Team-based Development with Flyway
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REPLACE versus TRANSLATE for SQL Server Text Data Manipulation
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PostgreSQL Basics: A Template for Managing Database Privileges
In the first two articles of this series about PostgreSQL privileges, we reviewed how to create roles, […]
[Video] Office Hours: Professional Development & Training Questions
A lot of today’s questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento have a common theme, but it’s just a coincidence: Here’s what […]
[Video] Office Hours: 45 Minutes of SQL Server Q&A
It’s a long one, folks! I went through almost 30 of your questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento to get your […]
Demystifying Best Practices and Enhancing RDS security with Amazon GuardDuty
Introduction In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations increasingly rely on cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) […]
It’s Been 6 Months. SQL Server 2022 Still Isn’t Ready ...
Six months ago today, Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2022 was ready. Except it wasn’t. And it still […]
Changing log growth strategy in SQL Server 2022
When I first saw a bullet item stating SQL Server 2022 would support instant file initialization for […]
7 ways businesses can improve the quality and speed of ...
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How to Improve Database Design to Speed Up SQL Queries
Mistakes in database design can spell long-term issues that jeopardize efficiency and effectiveness. For online transaction processing (OLTP), […]
Star Schema vs Snowflake Schema Considerations
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Understanding how to Successfully Sell the Cloud
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How to Find the SQL Server Instance Startup Time
This article explains the different methods to find the startup time of an SQL Server. We can use […]
Uncovering the mysteries of PostgreSQL (auto) vacuum
Welcome to the second blog of the “magic of parameters” series. In the first entry, I covered […]
Database Branching and Merging without the Tears
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How to Configure Ola Hallengren’s Database Maintenance Scripts for Backups
Someone told you that you should be using Ola Hallengren’s Maintenance Scripts. You’ve downloaded his Maintenance Solution.sql, you […]
[Video] Office Hours: Testing the First Responder Kit
I tested the April release of the FRK, then answered your questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento. Here’s what we […]
How to Create a SQL Database on a New Drive ...
This article explains different methods to move a SQL database into a new directory of Ubuntu Linux. This […]
Free Webcast Next Week! What’s New (and Actually Good) in ...
It’s May 2023, and believe it or not, some of the flagship features in Microsoft’s latest version still […]
Add a Second NIC for an Availability Group to Separate ...
Introduction Sometimes we face the scenario in an enterprise environment that the database in SQL Server Always On […]
Redgate opens the doors to cross-database DevOps Test Data Management
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Benefits and Limitations of SCHEMABINDING Views in SQL Server
The post Benefits and Limitations of SCHEMABINDING Views in SQL Server appeared first on SQLServerCentral.
Finding External References in Database Deployments
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