Since its initial release in 1989, SQL Server has come a long way from its base functionality as an enterprise level database platform. While the core of SQL Server is still it's database engine, it is now so much more than just a relational database plat
2021-03-04
Learn how to create a customizable calendar date table that can be used for Power BI reports using Power Query.
2021-03-03
There is no shortage of PowerShell editors and environments for developing and running scripts. Greg Moore explains some of his favorites.
2021-03-03
Learn how to setup and use Azure SQL Data Sync to synchronize and replicate data from various locations including Azure SQL Database, cloud and on-premises databases.
2021-03-02
Redgate is giving you the chance to win a three-month subscription to the technical skills platform Pluralsight and Redgate goodies with their latest competition. To enter, visit the Redgate Forums and answer the question ‘What’s your favorite SQL Monitor feature and why?’
2021-03-02 (first published: 2021-02-16)
Azure Data Factory (ADF) is a cloud based data integration service that allows you to create data-driven workflows in the cloud for orchestrating and automating data movement and data transformation. Azure Data Factory does not store any data itself. but it allows you to create data-driven workflows to orchestrate the movement of data between supported […]
2021-03-01
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R has a package called sqldf that allows developers to manipulate data inside a dataframe in the same way a SQL developer queries a SQL table which we will cover with examples in this article.
2021-03-01
Monitoring your SQL Server is important. This article examines one of the metrics you might want to keep an eye on.
2021-02-26 (first published: 2019-02-26)
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How to customize a database deployment process using Flyway, demonstrating how to incorporate tasks such stamping a version number into the latest database build, or writing to the SQL Server log.
2021-02-26
Folks sometimes ask, “When a table has more indexes, and SQL Server has more decisions to make, does that slow down execution plan generation?”. Brent Ozar talks through his response in this article.
2021-02-26
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I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
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I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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