A lack of foreign keys – a bad culture example.
G’day,
One of the things that I’ve been seeing more often than I would like to lately is large databases with...
2020-03-03 (first published: 2018-10-28)
3,193 reads
data-marty
- Interests: Playing Guitar,Music Theory
- Website: http://martincatherall.com/
Azure Enhancements – Time to take a look (and read the ebook.)
TweetG’day,
Recently I’ve become quite interested in the latest incarnation of Azure SQL Database.
For those that are unaware of some of...
2020-03-03 (first published: 2015-01-27)
6,535 reads
Following good practice saves wasted time down the line.
TweetG’day,
Sometimes I come across what I call unusual coding practices. Developers usually have pressure on them to deliver and this...
2020-03-03 (first published: 2012-09-10)
2,387 reads
Generating Insert Statements
G’day,
I been asked a few times lately the best way to generate INSERT statements.
I’d always replied to use SSMS.
I know...
2020-03-03 (first published: 2019-02-02)
2,554 reads
THE IIF statement – SQL has it at last.
TweetG’day All,
While I was writing my last blog post about the new SQL SERVER 2012 CHOOSE statement, it also came...
2020-03-03 (first published: 2014-02-18)
13,689 reads
The SQL Elephant in my room
TweetG’day,
Are people familiar with the saying “If there’s an elphant in the room, introduce it“? – if not, then to sum...
2020-03-03 (first published: 2014-03-19)
5,436 reads
Data Events in Australia and New Zealand in early 2020
Over the course of the next few weeks there are some significant events taking place that reflect technologies on the Microsoft data platform and beyond. Thursday 13th and 14th...
2020-02-12
51 reads
2020-02-02
9 reads
Is NoSQL still a thing?
G’day, Looking back, perhaps one of the (many) mistakes that I’ve made in my career was to initially ignore the N0SQL movement. I’ve focused my career on Relational Database...
2020-01-27
23 reads
Moving to a Modern Microsoft Platform
Melbourne Event – Monday 17th June 2019 (Free – including lunch and prizes) PASS, in conjunction with Microsoft, Intel and community leaders are offering free training on Moving to...
2019-06-06
6 reads
Blogs
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
Forums
Increase Deadlock Detection
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Increase Deadlock Detection
A Tool is Better than a Script
Comments posted to this topic are about the item A Tool is Better than...
Understanding Deadlock Victim Selection in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Understanding Deadlock Victim Selection in...
Question of the Day
Increase Deadlock Detection
How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
See possible answers