SQL Saturday #371 - Tampa, FL
SQL Saturdau is coming to Tampa on February 28, 2015. This is a free training event for those wanting to learn about SQL Server. Register while space is available.
2015-02-13
7,335 reads
Additional Articles
Bowled Over by SQL Window Functions
What better way to learn how to construct complex CHECK CONSTRAINTs, use the SQL 2012 window frame capability of the OVER clause and LEAD analytic function, as well as how to pivot rows into columns using a crosstab query? Create the SQL code to score Ten-pin Bowling, of course. Dwain Camps explains the how, what and why.
2015-02-12
10,399 reads
Using SQL Server's GROUP BY clause to Summarize your Data
SQL Server’s GROUP BY clause provides you a way to aggregate your SQL Server data and to group data on a single column, multiple columns, or even expressions. Greg Larsen discusses how to use the GROUP by clause to summarize your data.
2015-02-11
12,133 reads
Questions About T-SQL Control-of-Flow Language You Were Too Shy to Ask
Surely, we all know how T-SQL Control-of-flow language works? In fact it is surprisingly easy to get caught out. What, for example, do the BREAK, RETURN and CONTINUE keywords do in their various contexts? Robert Sheldon has the answers to this and other questions.
2015-02-10
12,511 reads
Advice for Learning T-SQL SELECT Statement Step By Step
In this tip, Dallas Snider shares his experience with how someone can start learning T-SQL from the beginning with no prior knowledge.
2015-02-09
8,946 reads
Release Testing Is Risk Management Theatre
The adoption of Continuous Delivery often leads to the discovery of suboptimal practices within an organisation, and the Release Testing antipattern is a common example. Steve Smith explores the questions: what is Release Testing, and why is it an example of Risk Management Theatre?
2015-02-06
7,118 reads
SQL Saturday #374 - Vienna, Austria
SQL Saturday is a full-day technical conference and training event with international speakers. With over 20 sessions on SQL Server and a separate pre-con, the event is aimed at all those interested in SQL Server - from pros to beginners. This event will be on February 28, 2015, so register while space is available.
2015-02-06
6,987 reads
Microsoft Azure Storage Queues Part 3: Security and Performance Tips
After discussion the main concepts and basic API calls for Azure Storage Queues in parts 1 and 2 of this series, Roman Schacherl turns his focus to two topics that no one likes to implement but everybody needs: security and performance.
2015-02-05
7,183 reads
Centralize Your Database Monitoring Process
SQL Server Data Collector, together with Management Data Warehouse, is a fine and useful component for gathering information centrally about how SQL Server instances are being used, and thereby keeping an eye out for problems. It comes into its own when you have figured out how to configure it to run on maybe hundreds of instances using Central Management Server. Dennes describes how to tame the system so that it scales.
2015-02-04
8,923 reads
Managing the Big Data Technical Staff
Big data is everywhere, and most large IT enterprises have installed one or more big data applications. These applications provide fast access to large stores of data, usually customer or sales data. Your technical staff that supports these applications and the systems that analyze and consume the data didn't exist ten years ago. Who are these new IT professionals, and how should you manage them?
2015-02-03
8,327 reads
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UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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