I noticed the Lookup function in SQL Server Reporting Services. In this tip we look at all three SSRS lookup functions: Lookup, LookupSet and MultiLookup.
2019-03-22
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Index maintenance can be a real headache for database administrators as tables grow larger and maintenance windows shrink. In this article, Greg Larsen demonstrates resumable index operations available with SQL Server 2017 and 2019. This feature helps DBAs work around those small maintenance windows by allowing certain index operations to be paused and restarted again later.
2019-03-21
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In this tip we look at how to configure Azure Data Factory to move data from an on-premises SQL Server database to an Azure SQL Database.
2019-03-20
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Organizations may have many concerns about performance when migrating databases to Azure. Fortunately, Microsoft provides some great tools to help improve performance and save money. In this article, Monica Rathbun explains how to take advantage of these features.
2019-03-19
1,982 reads
With backup compression you can speed up our backups, while making your backups smaller.
2019-03-19
3,656 reads
New releases of SQL Server arrive at a quick pace, and it's difficult to keep up with the many features introduced in each version. In this article, Phil Factor reviews a feature you may have missed, inline indexes. He covers the syntax and the many ways they can be used and then performs some performance tests to see if they can make a difference with table variables.
2019-03-18
3,669 reads
Learn how to use Power BI to retrieve data from an Azure SQL Database.
2019-03-15
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A SQL Server monitoring tool is warning you that you’re getting memory dumps, and you’re wondering what that means.
2019-03-15
2,724 reads
SQL Server supports partially contained databases. This gives you the option of adding database users with a password inside the database. This makes the database easier to move to another instance or participate in an Always On Availability Group. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains how to work with users in contained databases.
2019-03-14
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In this tip we cover how you can implement SQL Server cross database referential integrity using triggers.
2019-03-13
2,377 reads
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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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