T-SQL window functions have been a fantastic addition to the T-SQL language. In this article, Kathi Kellenberger reviews how optimizations available in SQL Server 2019 can improve the performance of these functions.
2019-03-07
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SQL Census helps users understand who has access to their SQL Servers (including Active Directory groups) and simplify existing SQL Server permissions. A new feature reworks discrete user permissions into database roles, giving users the same effective rights in a more controllable structure. Download and use SQL Census (in preview) for free.
2019-03-07 (first published: 2019-03-04)
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In this tip we demonstrate how to use dynamic SQL and stored procedures to simplify the computation with SQL of one-way and two-way tabulations.
2019-03-06
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Access OS event viewer and read it from a SSIS package using WMI Data reader task
2019-03-05
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A new error message in SQL Server 2019 will make your life much easier!? Learn more...
2019-03-05
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Privacy regulations, ranging from GDPR to HIPAA, among many others, put strict compliance requirements on the storage and use of personal and sensitive data. In this article Grant Fritchey explains how the data masking technology in SQL Provision can help you protect credit card data while maintaining characteristics and distribution of the real thing.
2019-03-05
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Organizations have many choices when it comes to database platforms. Choosing the right one for an application should be based on the application’s characteristics and the platform’s features. In this article, Pushpa Sekhara explains why the Apache Cassandra database might be a good choice and how to get the most from it.
2019-03-04
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2019-03-01 (first published: 2015-03-26)
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In this tip we will show how Power BI works and how to create a simple report from scratch and the options available for creating reports.
2019-03-01
5,579 reads
Complete list of useful and must have add-ins for SQL Server Management Studio - 34 SSMS add-ins
2019-02-28 (first published: 2017-07-21)
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By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
By Steve Jones
I saw a question asking about the next sequence value and decided to try...
I've read a few posts regarding what we use to design DB models and...
I've got a table with 186,703,969 rows, about 300GB of data. There are several...
I created a SQL Database in Azure Portal but I've just noticed it also...
What values are returned when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest2
(
id NUMERIC(10,0) IDENTITY(10,10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
INSERT dbo.IdentityTest2
(
somevalue
)
VALUES
( 'Steve')
, ('Bill')
GO
SELECT top 10
id
FROM dbo.IdentityTest2 See possible answers