Coding Standards Part 2 - Formatting
The second part of Steve Jones' series on coding standards within SQL Server.
2011-03-04 (first published: 2002-07-01)
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Articles
Concatenating Rows
Often in database design we store different values in rows to take advantage of a normalized design. However many times we need to combine multiple rows of data into one row for a report of some sort. New author Carl P. Anderson brings us some interesting T-SQL code to accomplish this.
2011-03-04 (first published: 2009-10-14)
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Look-up Tables in SQL
Lookup tables can be a force for good in a relational database. Whereas the 'One True Lookup Table' remains a classic of bad database design, an auxiliary table that holds static data, and is used to lookup values, still has powerful magic. Joe Celko explains....
2011-03-04
7,435 reads
T-SQL Quiz 2011
The 2011 edition of MVP Jacob Sebastian's T-SQL Quiz is underway. You can take part in the quiz each day, submitting your answers for the chance to show off your knowledge and perhaps win some prizes.
2011-03-04
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SQL and the JOIN Operator
How the JOIN operator works, the different types of JOINs and relevant information about joining tables.
2011-03-03 (first published: 2009-10-07)
47,590 reads
Changes to the SSIS Slowly Changing Dimension Component
Probably not the kind of change you're expecting. I've recently been contacted by the Kimball Group, and they've asked me...
2011-03-03
2,559 reads
How To Use Regular Expressions for Data Validation and Cleanup
You need to provide data validation at the server level for complex strings like phone numbers, email addresses, etc. You may also need to do data cleanup / standardization before moving it from source to target. Although SQL Server provides a fair number of string functions, the code developed with these built-in functions can become complex and hard to maintain or reuse.
2011-03-03
15,100 reads
Controlling Growth of a Distribution Database
This article provides a practical example of minimizing the growth of a distribution database.
2011-03-02
2,953 reads
Some Suggested SQL Server 2008 R2 Instance Configuration Settings
Depending on your anticipated workload and which SQL Server components you have installed, there are a number of instance level...
2011-03-02
2,690 reads
The Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta v3.0
A free day of training in Denver on Mar 5, 2011. Learn about Windows, .NET, SQL Server, Sharepoint and more. Spread the word to people you know in the area.
2011-03-02 (first published: 2011-02-16)
2,378 reads
Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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