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.
What’s Faster: IN or OR? Columnstore Edition
Pinal Dave recently ignited a storm of controversy when he quizzed readers about which one of these would be faster on AdventureWorks2019:SELECT * FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader WHERE CustomerID IN (1, 2, 3); SELECT * FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader WHERE Cus …
Webinar: The Impact of the Cloud on Databases
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How to create a SQL Server presentation in 5 minutes using AI
Introduction This SQLServerCentral article shows how to create a SQL Server presentation in 5 minutes using AI. AI is revolutionizing the world as it continues to evolve. In this article, we aim to answer the question: Is it truly possible to create a …
Working with NULL Values in SQL
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SQL Server Row Level Security Deep Dive. Part 3 – Performance and Troubleshooting
Previous sections gave a brief introduction to RLS, including some common use cases. They also showed how to implement RLS using a few different methods. This section focuses on performance and potential issues you may encounter. There are two main are …
How to Use SQL to Analyze the Bitcoin Blockchain
Background The Bitcoin blockchain is a vast and complex database. It contains over 100 million blocks, each of which contains thousands of transactions. This makes it a challenge to analyze the blockchain using traditional methods. SQL is a powerful la …
Decision Tree – Credit Card Fraud Detection
Credit card fraud detection is an important application of machine learning techniques, including Decision Trees. The goal is to identify and detect fraudulent transactions and separate them from valid transactions to prevent financial loss and protect …
SQL Unit Testing reference guide for beginners
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Working with MySQL constraints
MySQL provides a set of constraints that you can include in your table definitions to help ensure the integrity of the data. The constraints let you better control the types of data that can be added to the database. For example, you can use constraint …