SQL Server REPLACE
In this article we look at the SQL Server REPLACE function and show several examples of how this can be used to replace text values in strings.
2020-12-28
Articles
Azure DWH part 14: PolyBase to access to Non relational data
In this article, we will learn how to work with PolyBase using Azure SQL DWH.
2020-12-25 (first published: 2017-08-21)
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Stored Procedure in SQL Server with R Code
In this article we will explore how to create custom stored procedures using R which is basically an R function that can be called from a SQL Server stored procedure.
2020-12-25
Deep Learning with GPU Acceleration
Deep Learning theories have been around for many decades, but solutions have not always been practical due to hardware constraints. In this article, Shree Das explains how GPU Acceleration can help organisations take advantage of Deep Learning to speed up training of neural networks.
2020-12-24
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Download SQL Patch Info
This article shows how to download sqlserverbuilds.blogspot.com to build your own automated sql patch level check.
2020-12-24 (first published: 2017-07-03)
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Database Build Blockers: Four-part Object References
Cross-server references keep cropping up as a problem for development and build. Phil Factor demonstrates how using linked server 'aliases' can get around these issues, even if the individual databases use four-part references within the code rather than synonyms.
2020-12-24
Execute SSIS Package with SQLCMD and Parameters
In this article we walk through the steps of how to run an SSIS package using SQLCMD along with passing parameters to the SSIS package.
2020-12-23
Free eBook: SQL Server Execution Plans, Third Edition
If a query is performing poorly, and you can't understand why, then that query's execution plan will tell you not only what data set is coming back, but also what SQL Server did, and in what order, to get that data. It will reveal how the data was retrieved, and from which tables and indexes, what types of joins were used, at what point filtering, sorting and aggregation occurred, and a whole lot more. These details will often highlight the likely source of any problem.
2020-12-23 (first published: 2013-07-30)
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Sharing SQL Code Snippets with Coworkers, The World and Yourself
Louis Davidson explains how he manages and shares several different sources of SQL Prompt code snippets, in a single Snippet library, using Dropbox and source control.
2020-12-23
Scheduling SQL Scripts Using Jenkins
Learn how a Jenkins server can be used to schedule SQL scripts to execute against SQL Server.
2020-12-22
28,460 reads
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers