Performance Basics: Indexed views
Views help our query writing by simplifying writing the same sentences and/or aggregations over and over again, but it has...
2018-08-17
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Eduardo Pivaral
- Website: http://www.sqlguatemala.com
Announcing new Guatemala SQL Server user group
I am very happy to announce that after a long time struggling and filling all the requirements, we were able...
2018-08-16
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Determine SQL Server Network Protocol Information using T-SQL and DMVs
I have recently started as an author for MSSQLTips.com website, this is an excellent site where you can start writing...
2018-08-09
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Extended events (XE): Create a simple XE
When someone says still uses SQL Profiler.
Image is taken from hereAn ancient, dark place, a source of many legends and...
2018-07-23
1,538 reads
PowerBI: Implement a What If parameter
Our Guinea Pig DashboardPowerBI is focused on creating interactive, analytical reports, from a lot of different data sources and with...
2018-07-17
141 reads
Display SELECT query or table as HTML
This post is part of #tsql2sday event :)For my current job I support a lot of SQL Servers, they come...
2018-07-10
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Saving disk space by choosing the correct data type
"Database is almost 4 TB in size, user is complaining on long times for DEV data refresh and high storage...
2018-07-03
1,724 reads
Check instant file initialization and lock pages in memory options
Study your server reports do the work for you!
Instant file initialization and lock pages in memory are 2 windows operating...
2018-06-28
2,630 reads
What it is Page Life Expectancy (PLE)
Which cup will you prefer to go the less
number of times to the coffee maker?image was taken from hereLet us...
2018-06-21
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Collation considerations to create robust queries
Is your code "This" robust?What is Collation? In short words: are the sorting rules, case, and accent sensitivity properties for...
2018-06-11
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Blogs
SQL Server 2025 Generally Available
By Brian Kelley
This was announced last week at Microsoft Ignite and it's been covered by others...
Chatting with Power BI: Who Benefits from This Conversation?
By Rayis Imayev
"Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t...
A Quick Look at Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
Redgate acquired a data modeling tool from Vertabelo recently and I wanted to explore...
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Configuring the On-Premises Data Gateway: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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The Ending Substring
In Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2025, if I run this, what is returned?
SELECT '[' + SUBSTRING('Steve Jones', 7) + ']' See possible answers