SQL 2012 evaluate installation requirements
As part of my preparations for 70-462 Administering SQL Server 2012 today I have created a blog post covering "evaluate...
2012-07-24
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SQL FOREIGN KEY CONSTRAINT Syntax
You can enforce referential integrity (ensure you don't get orphans) by adding Foreign Key Constraint and in this tutorial you...
2012-07-24
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SQL Unique Constraint
In this blog psot we show how to restrict users from entering duplicated data by using SQL UNIQUE Constraint. In...
2012-07-24
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PowerPivot default measure aggregation
One of the PowerPivot advantages is flexibility of changing measure aggregation for instance changing average to minimum. PowerPivot applies default...
2012-07-23
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PowerPivot hide fields and unhide in Excel 2013
In this PowerPivot tutorial I show how to improve user experience by hiding fields from PivotTable (client tool) so user...
2012-07-23
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SQL CHECK CONSTRAINT Syntax
We have now added SQL CHECK CONSTRAINT to Exam Guide 70-461 Querying SQL Server 2012 and SQL Tutorial
2012-07-23
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SQL DEFAULT CONSTRAINT Syntax
This time we show how to use SQL DEFAULT CONSTRAINT to provide values for fields that are not given a...
2012-07-23
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SQL PRIMARY KEY CONSTRAINT Syntax
In this tutorial we show how to use ALTER TABLE and add Primary key constraint. This tutorial support our Exam...
2012-07-23
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How to use PowerPivot in Excel 2013
In previous lessons we create basic PowerPivot model now it is time to see how it looks in Excel 2013...
2012-07-22
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PowerPivot create relationships
We continue creating our PowerPivot model using Excel 2013 by adding relationships. We use two methods "manage relationships" dialog box...
2012-07-22
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Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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