Export SQL Server Data to Multiple Excel Worksheets with C#
In this article we look at how to export data from different SQL Server tables or queries into multiple Excel sheets in the same file.
2020-12-07
Articles
Index Column Order – Be Happy!
Ever wonder about index column order; this piece should give some insight.
2020-12-04 (first published: 2019-02-28)
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Optimize SQL Server estate monitoring with Redgate's SQL Monitor
How can we balance our need to monitor SQL Server performance and operational processes across hundreds of SQL Servers, but also save time by focusing on the highest priority issues?
2020-12-04
Rules in PostgreSQL
We sometimes need to perform a different/alternative actions during database queries. We need it for data protection or data abstraction. The PostgreSQL rule system allows to define an alternative action on insert, update or delete. A rule generates an extra query. As a result, rule execution impacts the performance of the system. Creating Rules A […]
2020-12-03
9,086 reads
10 DevOps strategies for working with legacy databases
The database is often left behind as organisations embrace DevOps. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains how to successfully bring databases into DevOps, especially when dealing with legacy databases.
2020-12-03
Why you should include the database in your 2021 IT strategy
As 2020 draws to a close, managers in many organizations are considering what the next 12 months IT strategy should look like, and how this underpins business objectives. Given the current business climate where the pandemic has prompted many companies to change the way they work, it’s even more important right now – and it’s an opportunity to get ahead.
2020-12-03
Configure SQL Server Database Mail on Amazon RDS
In this article we look at how to configure database mail for a RDS SQL Server instance on Amazon AWS.
2020-12-02
Free eBook: SQL Server Backup and Restore
In this free eBook Shawn McGehee offers advice on query tuning, cutting stored procedures, and system process design and implementation for high availability. Discover how to perform backup and restore operations using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), basic T-SQL scripts and Redgate's SQL Backup tool.
2020-12-02 (first published: 2014-03-05)
80,501 reads
Simple Credential Management for DevOps Database Release to Azure SQL Database
This article looks a couple options for securely storing credentials when working in Azure DevOps.
2020-12-01 (first published: 2020-11-25)
1,390 reads
Have your say in the 2021 State of Database DevOps survey
Have you taken the 2021 State of Database DevOps survey yet? If you or your organization uses databases, we want to hear from you! Complete the survey for advance access to the final research report, and to be entered into a prize draw for a $500 Amazon voucher. Plus, for each submission we receive, we’ll donate $1 to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
2020-12-01
Blogs
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Creating a JSON Document I
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933If I run this code, what is returned?
SELECT json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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