12 Office Hours Questions I Don’t Have Answers For
Hey, you! You look smart. Here are highly-upvoted questions that fellow readers submitted at https://pollgab.com/room/brento that I don’t have answers for. If you’d like to jump into the comments, you can reference questions by number with …
Interactive Data Analytics With PowerShell, SQL, and ChatGPT (Sample Script)
Learn about the integration of PowerShell, SQL Server data, and ChatGPT for interactive data analytics.
Alternatives To SQL-2022 Built-in function GREATEST
If you haven’t already heard, SQL 2022 has introduced a new built-in system function called GREATEST. Simply put, it is to a set of columns, variables, expressions etc. what the MAX function is to a set of values (i.e., rows) of a single column o …
PostgreSQL 101: A guide to PostgreSQL documentation & useful resources
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GENERATE_SERIES() Breaks Minimal Logging
tl;dr The title says it all. Prologue One of the keys to my personal learning is that, very early in my database career, I taught myself how to make lot’s of rows of Random Constrained Data in a comparatively short time. With the help of a few good fol …
SQL Server Execution Plan Issues when using TOP Clause and Various Parameters
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SQL Server Row Level Security Deep Dive. Part 4 – Integration, Anti-patterns, and Alternatives
One of the primary reasons to implement RLS is to facilitate reporting and ease the administrative burden. This section covers some considerations for using RLS with the primary Microsoft reporting engines and gives you an idea of things to look for in …
How To Filter SQL Server Data in Windows PowerShell
Explore techniques for filtering SQL Server data using both PowerShell and SQL queries.
Backup and Restore SQL Database to Azure Blob Storage
SQL databases are crucial for businesses, so it’s critical to back them up. A dependable and affordable option is offered by Azure Blob Storage. Let’s examine the advantages, the steps involved in backing up to and restoring from a device, recommended …
Generate Test Data Sets for Testing SQL Server Database Applications
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Announcing SQLBits 2024: 19-23 March, Near London
I hate picking favorites, but I gotta be honest: SQLBits is my favorite conference. Sure, like any conference, it has workshops, training days, and even a free community day, but the icing on the crumpet is the attendee party. Every year, Bits goes all …
Microsoft Fabric: Using notebooks and table partitioning to convert files to tables
When Microsoft Fabric was born, the only method to convert files to tables was using notebooks. Nowadays we have an easy-to-use UI feature for the conversion. As I explained on the article about lakehouse and ETL, there are some scenarios where we stil …
[Video] Office Hours at Breiðamerkursandur, Diamond Beach
Post your Azure SQL DB and SQL Server questions at https://pollgab.com/room/brento and upvote the ones you’d like to see me discuss. In this episode, I’m overlooking Breiðamerkursandur, Diamond Beach, one of the most Instagrammed places in …
“Oops, I Lost My Indexes in Azure SQL DB.”
I got an interesting request for consulting, and I’m going to paraphrase it: We were using Azure SQL DB with automatic index tuning enabled for months. Things were going great, but… we just deployed a new version of our code. Our deployment …
How To Visualize SQL Server Data in PowerShell (With Sample Script)
Learn how to use data from a SQL Server database to create graphs and charts in PowerShell. A sample script is provided.