SQL databases are crucial for businesses, so it's critical to back them up. A dependable and affordable option is offered by Azure Blob Storage. Let's examine the advantages, the steps involved in backing up to and restoring from a device, recommended practices, and more.
2023-09-15
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In this tip, we will discuss the process of generating test data to verify query logic without relying on real-life data, along with some helpful guidelines. We will also cover various scenarios and their corresponding solutions.
2023-09-15
The PASS Data Community Summit is back in Seattle this November, with hundreds of speakers covering a wide variety of database topics, including cloud computing. We feature two of those speakers in this webinar: Bob Ward of Microsoft and Steve Jones of Redgate.
2023-09-15 (first published: 2023-09-11)
Several methods on how to pass an array of values from a client to SQL Server, and performance data about the methods.
2023-09-13 (first published: 2008-03-11)
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I’ve long been a huge advocate for always referencing objects with a schema prefix in SQL Server.
In spite of what may be a controversial title to many of my regular blog readers, I don’t really want you to stop that practice in most of your T-SQL code, because the schema prefix is important and useful most of the time. At Stack Overflow, though, there is a very specific pattern we use where not specifying the schema is beneficial.
2023-09-13
In SQL and relational databases, NULL values are an important part of managing data and information stored in SQL tables. A NULL value is used as a placeholder for missing values or values that are unknown in a database column or cell.
2023-09-11
You will learn how a blockchain works and then use a SQL database to analyze data from a series of transactions.
2023-09-08
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Credit card fraud detection is an important application of machine learning techniques, including Decision Trees. The goal is to identify and detect fraudulent transactions and separate them from valid transactions to prevent financial loss and protect user accounts.
2023-09-08
Learn how you can interact with ChatGPT from PowerShell.
2023-09-06 (first published: 2023-04-24)
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As hosts, Redgate are delighted to announce PASS Data Community Summit 2023 sessions are now live and available to view!
2023-09-06 (first published: 2023-08-16)
By Kevin3NF
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By gbargsley
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Import-Module ImportExcel # Path to your .sql file $sqlFile = "C:\Data\MyQueries.sql" $excelPath = "C:\Data\SqlExtract_$(Get-Date...
I have noticed sp_executesql also makes a single plan for a stmt with parameter...
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