Creating or Altering an Objects with a Single Statement
Do you get tired of having your CREATE PROCEDURE statement failing if the stored procedure already exists? If you are like me then you probably hate this as much as I do.
2020-04-24
Articles
What Percent Complete Is That Index Build?
SQL Server 2019 has introduced several new features that offer improved performance. The optimizer continues to evolve and get smarter.
2020-04-23
What’s changed for database monitoring this year?
Have your say on the state of database monitoring in 2020. In this latest blog, Redgate’s Jamie Wallis reviews what we discovered from last year’s survey and how you can define the insights for 2020. Tell us and you can get early access to the report plus be entered for a chance to win a $500 Amazon voucher. Read the blog to find out more:
2020-04-22
Create Custom Functions in Power Query
Introduction Often at times, you may come across situations where you need to calculate a column repeatedly multiple times in the same Power BI report or across multiple reports. Although you can use the calculated columns to some extent, these are not robust and not reusable. In order to reuse the same piece of code, […]
2020-04-21
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Tracking Underlying Object Changes in Views
Views in SQL Server are used to simplify writing queries and managing security, but’s it’s easy for views to eventually get out of sync with the underlying tables. In this article, Edward Pollack shows how to overcome this problem.
2020-04-21
A Data Science Approach in Product Analytics
A significant part of product development is A/B testing. Simply put, this is where companies and product managers test to see a new version of their product versus the older one to make sure it’s worth publishing their features to the entire user base. In order to do this, an A/B test needs to be set […]
2020-04-20
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Getting Started with CQRS – Part 3
Diogo Souza completes his series on CQRS. He demonstrates Event Sourcing to capture the data as it flows through the system which can then be analyzed without affecting the source.
2020-04-20
SQL Server Rounding Tips and Tricks
This article shows different options to use the rounding functions in SQL Server.
2020-04-17 (first published: 2016-09-20)
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Updated First Responder Kit and Consultant Toolkit for March 2020
In the immortal words of “Orange” Julius Caesar as written by Shake’s peer, “Beware the bugs of March.” It took us 2,064 years, but we’ve finally fixed those bugs, plus added a couple of new features.
2020-04-17
Helpful Unix Commands/Debugging made easy
The purpose of this document is to walkthrough helpful Unix commands that would help use Unix/Linux operating system, debug & resolve any issues in a more efficient and timely manner.
2020-04-16
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SQL Agent Job Automated Change Capture Process
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Finding a Database Master Key
Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?
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