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An Introduction To Kusto Query Language (KQL)

Introduction In my last article, An Introduction to Azure Data Explorer, I discussed the process of creating and using Azure Data Explorer. Azure Data Explorer is mainly used for storing and running interactive analytics on Big Data. First, I need to create the ADX cluster. Then, one or more databases should be created inside the […]

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How much will it cost or save to rebuild that index? (SQL Oolie)

What's the true and permanent cost of lowering the Fill Factor of an index in SQL Server? It's a lot more than many people think. 9 year SQL Server MVP veteran, Jeff Moden, demonstrates how to calculate the extra space that will be used by lowering the Fill Factor and saved by increasing it.

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Converting Money

Does this run successfully on a SQL Server 2022, US English default installation?

DECLARE @YenAmount MONEY;
SET @YenAmount = ¥1500; 

SELECT @YenAmount AS RawValue;

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