Data Analyst AI tool
See how ChatGPT can be used to analyze a dataset, produce charts, and train a model.
See how ChatGPT can be used to analyze a dataset, produce charts, and train a model.
Who among us hasn't deleted a production data file? Steve hopes most of us have not.
Microsoft provides T-SQL developers with three functions (rand, newid, and crypt_gen_random) for generating random numbers. Each of these functions is effective at returning random values, but feature sets associated with each function make them best suited to different use cases. This tip’s Solution section presents an overview of common use cases for random numbers in SQL Server along with references to learn more about random numbers in SQL Server.
I spend a significant amount of time working alone at my desk. I write articles, edit them, and share my opinions. However, I am constantly concerned about being wrong. How can I overcome this feeling? If this were a live session, I would eagerly listen to the answers to this question. Since it isn't, I […]
DevOps and databases aren't always considered compatible, but that is changing. DORA now has recommendations for database changes on their site.
Learn how to work with dates and calculate particular dates or elapsed time periods with some of the functions available in SQL Server.
Today, Kendra Little talks about how DevOps adoption affects developer productivity and time.
I preface a lot of what I write with whether or not it is for a “practical” use. One of the Simple Talk authors used this function in a forthcoming article. and I realized I hadn’t heard of it before (or I forgot about it… which is not completely unlikely.) The practical use was to generate some data and have at least a little variety to the values.
Steve looks at a trial using Microsoft's Copilot and how helpful it was for workers.
This next level of the Stairway to Synapse Analysis Services looks at the Dedicated SQL Pool.
By Steve Jones
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Regarding managing databases in the cloud, security should never be an afterthought. That’s where...
By Steve Jones
In a couple of weeks, I’ll be in New York City for the Redgate...
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