TSQL Tuesday #127 Invite – Non SQL Tips and tricks
How about for this months TSQL Tuesday let’s do another month of tips and tricks. But just to be a ... Continue reading
2020-06-02
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Kenneth Fisher
Use session_context to create a “variable” that lasts between batches.
The other day I had a brief conversation with Itzik Ben-Gan (about|twitter) on twitter and I have to tell you ... Continue reading
2020-05-26
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Explain CROSS APPLY like I’m 5.
A good friend of mine (Randolph West (blog|twitter) asked that someone Explain CROSS APPLY like they are 5. So, here’s ... Continue reading
2020-05-25 (first published: 2020-05-11)
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Connecting to Azure SQL Database: Requested tenant identifier ‘00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000’ is not valid.
The other day I got this rather interesting error while connecting to an Azure SQL DB. I was connecting using ... Continue reading
2020-05-20
101 reads
Negative (-) is an operator and will affect the order of operations.
An interesting question came to my attention the other day. A strange operation problem in SQL Server: -100/-100*10 = 0 ... Continue reading
2020-05-18
412 reads
Running Azure from my android phone
The other day I had a random thought. I wonder if there is a version of Azure Portal for Android. ... Continue reading
2020-05-13
73 reads
What is (local)?
When connecting to a SQL Server instance sometimes you’ll see (local), localhost or even just a single period (hard to ... Continue reading
2020-05-12 (first published: 2020-04-27)
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Could not obtain information about Windows NT group/user
This is an interesting error that you’ll occasionally get when accessing an AD/Windows ID. Msg 15404, Level 16, State 11, ... Continue reading
2020-05-06
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Is there an easy way to tell what pricing tier my Azure SQL DB/DW is using T-SQL?
I ran into an interesting problem today. I needed to find out the pricing tier of an Azure SQL DB ... Continue reading
2020-05-06 (first published: 2020-04-22)
455 reads
SQL Homework – May 2020 – Forum Lurking.
A few months ago I suggested writing blog post(s) as a great way to learn and document your progress (among ... Continue reading
2020-05-04
27 reads
Blogs
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
OPENQUERY Flexibility
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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