Accelerated Database Recovery enhancements in SQL Server 2022
We are excited to share that there are several Accelerated Database Recovery enhancements in SQL Server 2022.
2023-12-01
Articles
Why Haven’t You Disabled SA? Wrong Answers Only.
On social media, I asked folks, “Why haven’t you disabled the SA account in your SQL Servers? Wrong answers only.” The results were pretty funny:
2023-12-01
Using the Import Extension in Azure Data Studio
Learn how this extension in Azure Data Studio makes it easy to import flat files in a CSV or JSON format.
2023-11-29
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TABLOCK Hint can Negatively Impact SQL Server Concurrency
In this article, we look at how using the Tablock hint in SQL Server could impact concurrency and block other sessions.
2023-11-29
Working with Azure DocumentDB: SQL & NoSQL Together
Updating and deleting documents, creating queries, and managing query results in Microsoft's new NoSQL database-as-a-service.
2023-11-29
2023-11-27
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Time Series Data Mining Example with T-SQL when Adding New Data
Learn about working with time series data using T-SQL code and how to add additional data to the data set for more in-depth data mining.
2023-11-27
Comparing Two Execution Plans
This is a short look at a technique that I discovered recently in Management Studio (SSMS). The technique is to compare two graphical execution plans in the tool to understand what they are doing and how two different queries might affect a particular system, both with the image and with the properties' data behind the […]
2023-11-24 (first published: 2021-03-30)
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Black Friday returns to SQLServerFast
November approaches again. For Europeans, that is a month like any other, for Americans, November means: Black Friday, with huge discounts!
2023-11-24
Unpivoting Multiple Sets of Columns in SQL Server using CROSS APPLY
Learn how to unpivot data or sets of data with SQL Server queries using CROSS APPLY.
2023-11-24
Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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The Max PK Length
If I create a multiple column Primary Key constraint, what is the most number of bytes I can include in the constraint?
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