Performing a Right and Comprehensive Age Calculation
Age calculation based on the right method used in real life.
2017-03-28
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Articles
Who Changed My Database Schema?
Have you ever wanted to know who made a schema change to your database? If so, that information is tracked in the default trace - Greg Larsen shows how to view it.
2017-03-28
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Azure Data Warehouse 7: Create reports in Azure SQL DWH using SSRSS
In this article, we will show how to create reports in ASDW using SSRS
2017-03-27
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Using AT TIME ZONE to fix an old report
Rob Farley contributes to T-SQL Tuesday #87, showing how he would use AT TIME ZONE to simplify reports based on an end user's time zone.
2017-03-27
4,087 reads
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Default Value
Sometimes things are not exactly how we think they are. Read the story of the missing default value and learn why.
2017-03-24 (first published: 2015-12-01)
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Encrypting SQL Server: Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) encrypts the data within the physical files of the database, the 'data at rest'. Without the original encryption certificate and master key, the data cannot be read when the drive is accessed or the physical media is stolen. The data in unencrypted data files can be read by restoring the files to another server. TDE requires planning but can be implemented without changing the database. Robert Sheldon explains how to implement TDE.
2017-03-24
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Comparing Space Usage for Different Compression Types
This is an investigation, to get an impression on the impact of the used disk space before and after compression considering different index types.
2017-03-23
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Getting Started with Azure SQL Data Warehouse - Part 2
Arshad Ali discusses the architecture of Azure SQL Data Warehouse and how you can scale up or down, based on your need.
2017-03-23
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Continuous Delivery and the Development DBA
How to do database development with trunk based development and Continuous Delivery
2017-03-22
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Follow-up #1 on leading wildcard seeks
Aaron Bertrand shows how to implement simple triggers that maintain trigram-type tables used for better supporting wildcard searches.
2017-03-22
4,058 reads
Blogs
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits III
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