In this tip, we will discuss the process of generating test data to verify query logic without relying on real-life data, along with some helpful guidelines. We will also cover various scenarios and their corresponding solutions.
2023-09-15
Troubleshoot slow-performing queries and make them run faster. Database administrators and SQL developers are constantly under pressure to provide more speed. This new edition has been redesigned and rewritten from scratch based on the last 15 years of learning, knowledge, and experience accumulated by the author. The book Includes expanded information on using extended events, automatic execution plan correction, and other advanced features now available in SQL Server.
2023-09-13 (first published: 2023-01-12)
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Several methods on how to pass an array of values from a client to SQL Server, and performance data about the methods.
2023-09-13 (first published: 2008-03-11)
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I’ve long been a huge advocate for always referencing objects with a schema prefix in SQL Server.
In spite of what may be a controversial title to many of my regular blog readers, I don’t really want you to stop that practice in most of your T-SQL code, because the schema prefix is important and useful most of the time. At Stack Overflow, though, there is a very specific pattern we use where not specifying the schema is beneficial.
2023-09-13
In SQL and relational databases, NULL values are an important part of managing data and information stored in SQL tables. A NULL value is used as a placeholder for missing values or values that are unknown in a database column or cell.
2023-09-11
Credit card fraud detection is an important application of machine learning techniques, including Decision Trees. The goal is to identify and detect fraudulent transactions and separate them from valid transactions to prevent financial loss and protect user accounts.
2023-09-08
As hosts, Redgate are delighted to announce PASS Data Community Summit 2023 sessions are now live and available to view!
2023-09-06 (first published: 2023-08-16)
Get started with Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server to manage and govern your Windows and Linux SQL Server instances hosted across on-premises, edge, and multicloud environments.
2023-09-06
In this article, we're going to look at how we can use Flyway to manage our SQL database schema in a Spring Boot application.
2023-09-04
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A challenge that reappears periodically in the world of databases (especially database management) is the need to run code on a subset of databases and to do so in a nuanced manner.
2023-09-04
Since witnessing a rather nasty cyber attack around a year ago, I’ve been thinking...
By Steve Jones
My slides are here: VCS Primer Denver 2023 This was an overview of what...
By Steve Jones
The Future Data Driven 2023 virtual conference is coming on Wednesday, September 27. Register...
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