Understanding Locking, Data Modification and Committing Data in SQL Server
Learn about how SQL Server uses locks when modifying data and how data is committed to a database after data changes.
2023-10-23
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What Exactly Is a CTE in T-SQL? A Comprehensive Guide with 7 Examples
Learn how to use CTEs through the use of a number of examples.
2023-10-20
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Azure Databricks Tables - Delta Lake, Hive Metastore, TempViews, Managed, External
Learn about the different tables that can be created using Azure Databricks with a dive deep into the importance of Delta Lake tables.
2023-10-20
Query processing architecture guide
The SQL Server Database Engine processes queries on various data storage architectures such as local tables, partitioned tables, and tables distributed across multiple servers. The following sections cover how SQL Server processes queries and optimizes query reuse through execution plan caching.
2023-10-20
Designing Databases for Distributed Systems
Several data management patterns have emerged for microservices and cloud-native solutions. Learn important patterns to manage data in a distributed environment.
2023-10-18
What I Wish Everyone Knew About ETL Processes - Traditional to Modern Cloud Solutions
Learn about the evolutionary journey of ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) from traditional processes to modern cloud solutions.
2023-10-18
Explore Natively Compiled SQL Server Stored Procedure Execution Plans
In this article, we look at execution plans and performance of a natively compiled stored procedure versus a traditional stored procedure.
2023-10-16
What Is Good Database Design?
Find out how good database design is essential to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity and that databases are efficient, reliable, and easy to use.
2023-10-16
Integrating Python with MongoDB
This article gives an overview of MongoDB and outlines steps to integrate python with MongoDB
2023-10-13
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The SQL Developer Experience: Beyond RDBMS
Microsoft has built an amazing platform with Azure SQL Database and has recently announced an offer to use this for free. Read about the capabilities and options with this cloud database platform.
2023-10-13
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Question of the Day
Who am I?
If I want to track which login called a stored procedure and use the value in an audit, what function can I use to replace the xxx below?
create procedure AddNewCustomer
@customername varchar(200)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @added VARCHAR(100)
SELECT @added = xxx
IF @customername IS NOT NULL
INSERT dbo.Customer
(
CustomerName,
AddedBy
)
VALUES
(@customername, @added)
END See possible answers