Database Normalization in SQL with Examples
Introduction As a database developer, we might often come across terms like normalization and denormalization of a database. Database normalization is a technique that helps to efficiently organize data in a given database. Essentially, it is a systema …
General Purpose Tier for Azure SQL Database
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Recommended SQL Server Books, 2020 Edition
If you’re the kind of person who likes to read books, here are some that I think would expand your horizons. These links are Amazon affiliate links, so I make a few cents when you buy through ’em. It’s your way of tipping me for the b …
SQL SERVER – Stream Aggregate and Hash Aggregate
SQL Server Performance tuning is an amazing subject, it never stops to amaze me. Every single day, I take only one Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check and keep the rest of the time open for either learning new stuff or helping people with O …
Handling Aggregations on a Poorly Designed Database
Problem A few weeks back, I got a chance to work on a legacy application for one of my old clients. They had this desktop application setup that used SQL views to display the data and aggregations while Stored Procedures were used to directly interact …
Using SQL Server RAND Function Deep Dive
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How to Measure Resource Status on Azure? – Interview Question of the Week #264
Question: How to Measure Resource Status on Azure?Answer: While I work on Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I get to work on on-premises SQL Server deployments as well as Microsoft Azure. Every single time when I start working with Azure …
MySQL – Download Sample Database – Sakila, World, Employee
Just like SQL Server, I do consult with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB. One of the most popular questions, I often receive during my consulting engagement is that where can one download the sample database for various databases. While we should always …
Beginner Guide to In-Memory Optimized Tables in SQL Server
Sometimes when I try to learn about a concept my brain blocks out everything about it. Talking about anything that uses the In-Memory concept tends to do this to me on occasion. It’s important to note that In-Memory is a marketing term for a seri …
Creating Time-Intelligence Functions in DAX
The series so far: Creating Calculated Columns Using DAX Creating Measures Using DAX Using the DAX Calculate and Values Functions Using the FILTER Function in DAX Cracking DAX – the EARLIER and RANKX Functions Using Calendars and Dates in Po …
SQL SERVER – SSMS Install Error 0x80070652 – Setup is Blocked Due to Another Install Currently running. Please Let the Other Install Complete and then Restart the Computer if Necessary
While preparing for a demo for my client Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I was installing necessary applications on my laptop. In this blog, I would share my experience with SQL Server Management Studio SSMS install error – Setup …
Checking for Database Events Using Extended Events and SQL Monitor
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Simple DBCC CHECKDB process to report on database corruption for all SQL Server databases
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A quick search without an index
The Issue at hand We all have days at work when someone comes to us with that truly impossible request which will require a miracle to accomplish. Mine happened when a coworker from Marketing approached me with a seemingly simple one: if I could fetch …
Transactional Replication Use Cases
This blog post is a part of a series on SQL Server Transactional Replication. If you want to find the other posts in the series, check out the main page for the series here.Why Transactional Replication?Why in the world would you want to use Tran …