Disk Is Cheap! ORLY?
People often conclude that the cheap price of storage is a license to use as much as possible, but there is a cost.
2013-10-30 (first published: 2010-12-31)
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People often conclude that the cheap price of storage is a license to use as much as possible, but there is a cost.
2013-10-30 (first published: 2010-12-31)
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Changing the structure of a very large table doesn't need to require a maintenance window.
2012-10-05 (first published: 2011-04-26)
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Table partitioning was added in SQL Server 2005 and increases performance in most cases but decreases it in others.
2010-05-04
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SQL CLR Table-Valued Functions can stream data back, but there aren't many examples of the quick and easy method. Solomon Rutzky brings us an article that givse you an example you can extend to your environment.
2009-12-23
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Reduce both time and memory utilization when uploading bulk data to SQL Server 2008 by combining Table-Valued Parameters (TVPs) and the .Net IEnumerable interface.
2009-05-28
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Testing DB code is not fun or easy so it usually gets ignored. But now there’s a super-easy way to test using DBFit.
2008-11-13
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The CLR has not been well-received and most people use it for Regular Expressions and string functions. Here is an example that goes beyond trivial uses.
2008-06-24
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When searching meta-data to find an occurance of a particular string or pattern it is difficult to look everywhere. This procedure helps you find what you are looking for.
2008-05-28
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A look at how constants are used in T-SQL and SQL Server in general along with some suggestions on how better to deal with them.
2007-10-16
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The CLR integration in SQL Server 2005 greatly expands on the capabilities of the SQL Server platform. One new area is the ability to build user-defined types and user-defined aggregates. Solomon Rutzky brings us a way to get around some of the limitations in this area with his SQL# toolkit.
2007-09-18
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By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
Not sure if this is a tech mistake I've made or a lack of...
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
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