Have you ever wondered how much database mail you have sent in the past day or week? What about those database mail items that were not successfully sent. In this tip, Greg Larsen shows you how to review the database mail items that have been processed by SQL Server.
2017-09-11
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Why are practices like version control, continuous integration and automated deployment being introduced to application development but left on the shelf when it comes to the database? In search...
2017-09-08
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SQL Server 2016 introduced a new feature called Distributed Availability Group. A Distributed Availability Group is a special type of Availability Group that spans two separate Availability Groups. Edwin Sarmiento explains.
2017-09-08
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In prediction, accuracy is key. But it's not all it's cracked up to be as we will explore.
2017-09-07
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Graph databases are useful for certain types of database tasks that involve representing and traversing complex relationships between entities. These can be difficult to do in relational databases and even trickier to report on. Until now, we have had the choice of doing it awkwardly in SQL Server or having an ancillary database to tackle this type of task. SQL Server 2017 will be bringing graph capabilities to the product but will these features prove to be good enough to allow us to dispense with specialised Graph databases? Dennes Torres decided to find out.
2017-09-07
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This post will show the benefits of test-driven development and including automated SQL Server unit testing within your release pipeline. Even if you have a large code base and no existing unit tests, you can start introducing tests now to make your database code more robust to change.
2017-09-07
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Erik Darling explains why your queries aren't scaling in production.
2017-09-06
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In this article, we will learn how to query a csv file stored in the Data Lake using PolyBase.
2017-09-05
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Azure Cosmos DB is the latest data service offering from Microsoft. Azure Cosmos DB is a super set of DocumentDB and provides a new set of capabilities. These capabilities make Azure Cosmos DB stand out from other members in the NoSQL database family.
2017-09-05
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One of the new features of SQL Server 2016 is the ability to time travel in your databases and visit a specific table at a specific point of time in history. You can also use this feature to audit changes or “undo” whole data warehouse updates.
2017-09-04 (first published: 2016-10-18)
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I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve...
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It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
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By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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