Query Store, Force Plan and Dropped Objects
I love the Query Store. Seriously. It’s a huge leap forward in the capabilities of Azure SQL Database and SQL...
2016-08-23 (first published: 2016-08-15)
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Grant Fritchey
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Run For the PASS Board
When the word comes around for elections to the PASS Board, are you one of those people who, even in...
2016-08-22
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Updates to Azure Data Platform Learning Resources
I’m acting as the curator to a list of Azure Data Platform Learning Resources. It’s speakers and teachers, blogs, articles...
2016-08-17
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Azure SQL Database For Your First Database
This is post 8 supporting Tim Ford’s (b|t) initiative on #iwanttohelp, #entrylevel. Read about it here.
In post #6, I talked about...
2016-08-15 (first published: 2016-08-09)
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There Is No Difference Between Table Variables, Temporary Tables and Common Table Expressions
I actually saw the above statement posted online. The person making the claim further stated that choosing between these three constructs was “personal...
2016-08-01
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Monitor Query Performance
Blog post #7 in support of Tim Ford’s (b|t) #iwanttohelp, #entrylevel. Read about it here.
Sooner or later when you’re working...
2016-07-28 (first published: 2016-07-25)
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Common Table Expression, Just a Name
The Common Table Expression (CTE) is a great tool in T-SQL. The CTE provides a mechanism to define a query that...
2016-07-21 (first published: 2016-07-18)
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Same Query, Different Servers, Different Performance. Now What?
Based on the number of times I see this question on forums, it must be occurring all the time. You...
2016-07-19 (first published: 2016-07-11)
2,423 reads
CASE Statement in GROUP BY
Set based operations means you should put everything into a single statement, right?
Well, not really. People seem to think that...
2016-07-06 (first published: 2016-06-28)
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Carpenters vs. DBAs
Let’s get the caveat out of the way up front, I work for a tool vendor.
If you look around at...
2016-07-05
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Blogs
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
Forums
Increment a number in a SQL Query based on a value
I have an issue where I have a Bill of Material list of items...
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers