Kamil

My name is Kamil Nowinski and I'm the founder & owner of SQLPlayer blog.
I'm Microsoft Data Platform MVP, MCSE. Senior Data Engineer, data geek and friend of Redgate. I speak at user groups and conferences across Europe. Love #SQLfamily and Community around Microsoft Data Platform - that's why my podcast is called "Ask SQL Family" where I talk to well-known and valued specialists in the industry (including Microsoft employees).

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ASF 032: Jennifer Stirrup interview

Introduction Jennifer Stirrup is a data strategist and technologist, Microsoft Data Platform Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Microsoft Regional Director, Microsoft Certified Trainer, founder of Data Relish Ltd, diversity and...

2020-07-02

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Last Week Reading (2020-06-28)

Press ExpandString in Powershell This function can do much more than you think. Pester – using -should -throw Useful example when you want to filter output by ExceptionType or ErrorId....

2020-06-28

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ASF 031: Paul Andrew interview

Introduction Paul Andrew. Principal consultant and architect at Altius specialising in big data solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Data engineering competencies include Azure Data Factory, Data Lake,...

2020-05-20 (first published: )

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ASF 031: Paul Andrew interview

Introduction Paul Andrew. Principal consultant and architect at Altius specialising in big data solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Data engineering competencies include Azure Data Factory, Data Lake,...

2020-05-02

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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployment Level 3 – Rehearsing Changesets Across Environments

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QUOTENAME Quote Parameters

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QUOTENAME Quote Parameters

When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?

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