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
495 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
155 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
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
1,526 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
165 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
3 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
723 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
223 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
7 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)
2,643 reads
Blogs
Master SQL Subqueries with This Free Course
Want to boost your SQL game? Check out this free course, SQL Subqueries: Real-World...
Removing the REST Endpoint in the Data API Builder
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T-SQL Tuesday #182: Personal Integrity
By Steve Jones
It’s time for the first T-SQL Tuesday blog of 2025, with an invite from...
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Question of the Day
Sparse Column Storage
When does a column declared as SPARSE use no storage?
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