Prevent Accidental Resource Deletion Using Locks in Azure Data Factory
Learn how to protect production resources from accidental changes in Azure Data Factory.
2022-03-16
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Summit 2022 Call for Speakers Now Open
Share your knowledge and insights at the world's largest gathering of data platform professionals! The PASS Data Community Summit conference is going hybrid this year, and whether you're planning to attend in-person in Seattle or online, this is your chance to reach a global audience and advance your career as a speaker. If you're an expert in a data-related topic, we want to hear from you. Speakers of all experience levels are welcome to submit a proposal and the Call for Speakers is open until March 31. Registration also opens on March 24, so don't miss your chance to register for Summit's homecoming in Seattle at early bird pricing.
2022-03-16
The basic T-SQL SELECT statement
The SQL language is used across many relational database platforms. Greg Larsen explains the basics of the SELECT statement for SQL Server.
2022-03-16
Query History and Server Reports in Azure Data Studio
Introduction to Query history and server reports i...
2022-03-14
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DBAs and DevOps: A match made in heaven?
DevOps is a buzzword thrown around a lot. But what does it mean for you as a DBA? And how can the whole team work together to achieve peak performance across multiple projects? Join Kathi for the discussion.
2022-03-14
What’s new in SQL Monitor? Tagging and Current Activity Page (minor release v12.1)
We've released a minor version of SQL Monitor, v12.1, that includes two exciting new features: ‘Tagging’ and a ‘Current Activity’ page. In a nutshell: tags allow you to record aspects of a server so that you have information at your fingertips, and the Current Activity page directly queries the monitored server when you open it to get the most up-to-date information possible. It’s all part of our commitment to making SQL Monitor the best monitoring tool out there!
2022-03-14
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Exploring Knowledge Center in Azure Synapse Analytics
Introduction Azure Synapse Analytics is an enterprise analytics service that brings together popular data warehouse technologies and big data systems together. It provides SQL for enterprise data warehousing, Spark technologies for big data, Data explorer for analytics, Pipeline for data integration and ETL and ELT, and other popular Azure services including Power BI, CosmosDB, and […]
2022-03-11
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Populate a SQL Server column with a sequential number not using an identity
I have a database table that has a lot of data already in the table and I need to add a new column to this table to include a new sequential number. In addition to adding the column I also need to populate the existing records with an incremental counter what options are there to do this?
2022-03-11
SQL Prompt ALT S Magic
SQL Prompt's new command palette provides a fast way to navigate the tool's functionality via a single keyboard shortcut: ALT+S. Phil Factor explains how you can use the command palette to find and execute SQL Prompt functionality and common SSMS commands, as well as search for database objects.
2022-03-11
DAX table functions for paginated reports: Part 2
To return detail data using DAX, use the table functions. Adam Aspin covers UNION, EXCEPT, INTERSECT, and CALCULATETABLE in this article.
2022-03-09
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