Books of 2016
I set myself a reading goal of 75 books for last year, and managed 73. I’m not overly happy about...
2017-01-03
501 reads
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Books of 2016
I set myself a reading goal of 75 books for last year, and managed 73. I’m not overly happy about...
2017-01-03
162 reads
Books of 2016
I set myself a reading goal of 75 books for last year, and managed 73. I’m not overly happy about that, there were months where I barely managed to...
2017-01-03
4 reads
What is a SARGable predicate?
‘SARGable’ is a weird term. It gets bandied around a lot when talking about indexes and whether queries can seek...
2016-09-13
1,615 reads
What is a SARGable predicate?
‘SARGable’ is a weird term. It gets bandied around a lot when talking about indexes and whether queries can seek...
2016-09-13
175 reads
What is a SARGable predicate?
‘SARGable’ is a weird term. It gets bandied around a lot when talking about indexes and whether queries can seek on indexes. The term’s an abbreviation, ‘SARG’ stands for...
2016-09-13
8 reads
SQL Server 2016 features: R services
One of the more interesting features in SQL 2016 is the integration of the R language.
For those who haven’t seen...
2016-05-24
733 reads
SQL Server 2016 features: R services
One of the more interesting features in SQL 2016 is the integration of the R language.
For those who haven’t seen...
2016-05-24
227 reads
SQL Server 2016 features: R services
One of the more interesting features in SQL 2016 is the integration of the R language. For those who haven’t seen it before, R is a statistical and data...
2016-05-24
10 reads
SQL 2016 features: Stretch Database
Stretch database allows for a table to span an ‘earthed’ SQL Server instance and an Azure SQL Database. It allows...
2016-04-29 (first published: 2016-04-19)
2,659 reads
Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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