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Querying a Database

• by Randolph West

• Born SQL with Randolph West

When we want to retrieve information from a database, we query the structure with language appropriate to the database. Remember...

2017-05-17

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SQL Server Management Studio v17.0

• by Randolph West

• Born SQL with Randolph West

Version numbers are confusing. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), the client user interface by which most DBAs access SQL Server,...

2017-05-10

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SQL Server 2017 Announced

• by Randolph West

• Born SQL with Randolph West

By now you will have heard that the next version of SQL Server has been announced. There’s no release date yet,...

2017-05-03

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Something something Production something something you idiot

• by Randolph West

• Born SQL with Randolph West

You’re reading this series of posts because you want to learn about databases and how to use them. What you...

2017-04-26

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Upcoming SQLSaturdays in Alberta, Canada

• by Randolph West

• Born SQL with Randolph West

Taking a short break from the Database Fundamentals series of the last few weeks, I’d like to mention some upcoming...

2017-04-19

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So, like, what is a byte?

• by Randolph West

• Born SQL with Randolph West

A friend of mine in the filmmaking business, who is exceedingly bright but has never worked with SQL Server before,...

2017-04-12

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Normalization, The Sequel

• by Randolph West

• Born SQL with Randolph West

If there’s one thing that SQL Server is really good at, it’s relationships. After all, a relational database management system...

2017-04-05

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A First Look At Normalization

• by Randolph West

• Born SQL with Randolph West

Phew! There’s a lot to take in with data types, collation, precision, scale, length, and Unicode, and we’re just getting...

2017-03-29

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Fundamentals of Data Types

• by Randolph West

• Born SQL with Randolph West

Last week, we discussed storing text in a database. This week we will dive deeper into data types. When storing...

2017-03-22

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