Connect to SQL Azure database from SSMS
In this article I'll show you how to connect to SQL Azure database instance and create a simple database. First you have...
2016-06-17
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Igor Micev
Two new authentication options in SSMS 2016
Until SSMS 2014 there were the two standard authentication options for connecting to a SQL Server instance: Windows Authentication and...
2016-06-14
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The CHECK constraints unlike behaviours
The CHECK constraints enforce integrity by limiting the values that are accepted by one or more columns. You can create...
2016-06-13
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The CHECK constraints unlike behaviours
The CHECK constraints enforce integrity by limiting the values that are accepted by one or more columns. You can create...
2016-06-13
318 reads
The CHECK constraints unlike behaviours
The CHECK constraints enforce integrity by limiting the values that are accepted by one or more columns. You can create a CHECK constraint with any logical expression that returns...
2016-06-13
12 reads
The CHECK constraints unlike behaviours
The CHECK constraints enforce integrity by limiting the values that are accepted by one or more columns. You can create a CHECK constraint with any logical expression that returns...
2016-06-13
4 reads
The COUNT function in T-SQL
The COUNT function is among the most used functions in the T-SQL codes. Even though COUNT is easy to use, it...
2016-06-11
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The COUNT function in T-SQL
The COUNT function is among the most used functions in the T-SQL codes. Even though COUNT is easy to use, it...
2016-06-11
395 reads
The COUNT function in T-SQL
The COUNT function is among the most used functions in the T-SQL codes. Even though COUNT is easy to use, it should be used carefully because it could often not...
2016-06-11
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The COUNT function in T-SQL
The COUNT function is among the most used functions in the T-SQL codes. Even though COUNT is easy to use, it should be used carefully because it could often not...
2016-06-11
11 reads
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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