Un-Stable Teams
At Redgate, the teams change every year and Steve has a few reasons why this is good.
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 plug-in that generates code using AI. The technology is from Microsoft and OpenAI. We will show how to install Copilot, and how to generate SQL Server code (T-SQL) using Copilot. First, we will answer some FAQs about Copilot […]
Planning a Database Testing Strategy for Flyway
With Flyway, you can adopt a test-driven development strategy that will allow you to test and evaluate databases, and database objects, at every phase of the database development lifecycle. The further down the delivery pipeline that bugs appear, the more costly in time and resources they are to fix. This approach will allow you to catch many of them before the database change even gets committed to version control, making a continuous delivery process much easier to adopt and sustain.
The Birth of Computing Was the Birth of Testing
Last year I had the most wonderful opportunity. I took part in Data Relay, an event in the UK which tours several cities. Wonderful time, but not the focus here. The very first one was held at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park. Without a doubt, you've heard of Alan Turing, Enigma, and […]
Do You Have a Jeff?
Today Steve wonders if you have a go-to person at work or maybe if you are that person. Or if that is even a good thing in a company. It might be better if there were more tools available to help others.
Leveraging AI Tools for SQL Queries
This article covers the basics of how different AI tools can be used to write SQL.
Use a Table Variable for Logging Entries that Need to Survive Rollbacks.
This article shows how a table variable can be used to capture error information and log it when your code doesn't work as expected.
Fun with Powershell
Have you ever been in a situation that you want to call a cmdlet or a function with a parameter that depends on a conditional criteria that is available as a list? In this article I will show a technique where you can use PowerShell Dynamic Parameters to assist the user with parameter values.
LangChain Prompt Templates with OpenAI LLMs
Learn how to get started with a few sample prompt templates by using the gpt-4 LLM within OpenAI and LangChain in a Databricks notebook.
Dimensional Modeling Case Study Part 2 - Days Dimension
Learn how you can model days in a dimension that might need to be aggregated in different ways for your data warehouse operations.
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Multiple Query Trace Flags
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Question of the Day
Multiple Query Trace Flags
I want to enable two trace flags, 4199 and 4137, for a single query. How should I do this:
-- A
SELECT
a.AddressID
, a.AddressLine1
, a.AddressLine2
, a.City
, a.StateProvinceID
, a.PostalCode
, p.FirstName
, p.LastName
FROM
Person.Address a
INNER JOIN person.Person AS p
ON p.rowguid = a.rowguid
WHERE
City = 'SEATTLE'
AND PostalCode = 98104
OPTION (QUERYTRACEON 4199, 4137);
-- B
SELECT
a.AddressID
, a.AddressLine1
, a.AddressLine2
, a.City
, a.StateProvinceID
, a.PostalCode
, p.FirstName
, p.LastName
FROM
Person.Address a
INNER JOIN person.Person AS p
ON p.rowguid = a.rowguid
WHERE
City = 'SEATTLE'
AND PostalCode = 98104
OPTION (QUERYTRACEON 4199, QUERYTRACEON 4137);
-- C
SELECT
a.AddressID
, a.AddressLine1
, a.AddressLine2
, a.City
, a.StateProvinceID
, a.PostalCode
, p.FirstName
, p.LastName
FROM
Person.Address a
INNER JOIN person.Person AS p
ON p.rowguid = a.rowguid
WHERE
City = 'SEATTLE'
AND PostalCode = 98104
OPTION (QUERYTRACEON 4199), (QUERYTRACEON 4137);
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