T-SQL Comment Best Practices for SQL Server
Learn different ways to add comments to your T-SQL code when working with SQL Server along with several examples.
2022-07-18
Additional Articles
[From the archives] Your guide to choosing the right monitoring tool [Video]
Join Grant Fritchey in this 35 minute video to learn his top tips for evaluating monitoring tools and vendors, the common pitfalls when implementing a new solution, and how you can demonstrate Return on Investment (ROI) to the business post-purchase.
2022-07-15
SQL Server 2022: Backup Database Options to AWS S3 Bucket - Part 2
In this article we look at how to backup a SQL Server 2022 database using AWS S3 storage along with all the supported backup options.
2022-07-15
Cross-RDBMS Version Checks in Flyway
How does one check that a database is definitively at the version that Flyway says it is? Or that a test teardown procedure leaves no trace in the database? Or verify that an undo script returns a database's metadata to that state it should be in for the version to which you're rolling back? This article shows how to do high-level version checks, by comparing JSON models.
2022-07-13
SQL Server 2022: Backup and Restore database to AWS S3 bucket - Part 1
In this article we look at how to configure AWS to allow backup and restore from a SQL Server 2022 database using AWS S3 storage.
2022-07-13
Datamarts and exploratory analysis using Power BI
During Build 2022, Microsoft announced a new feature, Datamarts for Power BI. MVP Dennes Torres explains this new feature and provides and example.
2022-07-11
DevOps 101: Unlock the value of frequent deployments with Database DevOps
Frequent deployments can give you greater flexibility in meeting changing business requirements, but if code quality is poor this may cause major headaches for your customers and your whole organization. Join Microsoft Data Platform MVP, and AWS Community Builder Grant Fritchey to discover the benefits of, and best practices for frequent deployments.
2022-07-11
Different ways to Convert a SQL INT Value into a String Value
In this article we cover different ways to convert a SQL Server numeric value into a string value.
2022-07-08
Four ways to elevate team efficiency and code quality
IDC have reported that ‘the shortage of full-time developers will increase from 1.4 million in 2021 to 4.0 million in 2025’. So how do teams keep pace with business demands, without relying on recruiting extra staff? Discover 4 ways that teams can elevate efficiency and code quality to speed up delivery of accurate database changes.
2022-07-08
Azure Synapse Link for SQL: From production to a data warehouse in a few clicks
Microsoft announced Azure Synapse Link for SQL. In this article, MVP Dennes Torres explains the new feature.
2022-07-06
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