Find Text in Stored Procedure, Function, View, or Trigger
How can I accurately find which SQL Server Stored Procedures, Views or Functions are using a specific text string, which can be a table name or any string that is part of the code?
2025-02-17
Articles
Implementing Vector Datatype with Azure SQL Server
This article shows how to insert data into a database, create embeddings, and then use this data to search the data with a natural language interface.
2025-02-14
2,926 reads
Fun with PowerShell Asynchronous
Imagine a candle that is lit and takes 1 hour to burn out. Now imagine one hundred candles. How many hours will it last? That depends. If they are lit simultaneously, it will take 1 hour. That is the basic idea of running in the background or asynchronously. Of course, the 100 candles can execute independently of one another, unlike if you try to run 100 processes on a computer with 2 cores. PowerShell has some ways to manage that, as PowerShell job – which we will see in this article – runspaces – needs to add programmable using .net.
2025-02-14
How to Develop Solutions with Fabric Data Warehouse: Data Engineering with Fabric
In this next article in the Data Engineering with Fabric series, learn the different ways to develop schemas inside of Fabric.
2025-02-12
2,400 reads
Using Group Managed Service Accounts with SQL Server
In this tip, we will look at how group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA)
2025-02-12
SQL Database Project in Azure Data Studio
Learn how to create and modify a database project in Azure Data Studio.
2025-02-10
1,919 reads
Dark Mode in SSMS 21 and overall first impressions
Let me cut to the chase. If you are like me, you may have been searching for: How to turn on Dark Mode in SSMS V21. Searching for that very thing today inspired me to write this blog to help others do the same thing because I couldn’t seem to find an easy answer.
2025-02-10
Navigating the Database Landscape in 2025 Livestream on Feb 12
Join us on February 12th for the livestream: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2025: Simplifying Complexity. Discover the latest trends and insights from our 2025 report, learn new approaches for professional development, and gain valuable knowledge to stay ahead in your career.
2025-02-10 (first published: 2025-01-22)
How to use @@ROWCOUNT in SQL Server
I would like to know the number of rows affected by my SQL Server query. I know this is displayed as a message in SQL Server Management Studio, but I have to check the number of rows in an IF statement to verify if everything went alright. How can I do this in SQL Server?
2025-02-07
Why you should avoid Implicit Measures in your Power BI model
Learn about the differences and challenges with implicit and explicit measures in Power BI.
2025-02-05 (first published: 2025-01-06)
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A Limited Startup
I add this parameter to SQL Server 2025 in the Configuration Manager:
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