Normalisation
The purpose of normalisation is to remove redundancy and prevent conflict. 1st Normal Form (1NF) – Every field can have only...
2013-08-07
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Client Pressures and Code Quality
In my experience, code quality always trumps urgency because when code has been released that has questionable quality, it is...
2013-06-09
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SQL Query Result Order
Every time an SQL query is run without the ORDER BY clause, the sort order of the results returned is...
2013-06-05
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SQL Logical Query Processing Order
This probably applies more to beginners or people who have been using SQL for a while but have been wondering...
2013-06-03
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SQL and Relational Theory
Do you know the foundation of SQL? According to the book Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Training Kit on the...
2013-05-31
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The right terminology for the right audience
For those who has the privilege of being in the technology consulting industry for some time and started out in...
2013-01-17
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Address Clean-up for Mail Merge using SSIS
Remember the good ol’ days of going through a list of addresses and manually cleaning up hundreds if not thousands...
2012-10-19
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Blogs
SQL Bits 2025 Wrap
By Steve Jones
SQL Bits 2025 was amazing, as always. It’s been my favorite conference to attend,...
Get Certified in Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) FAST with NO Experience Needed
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As data becomes the backbone of modern business, understanding how to manage and analyze...
Simplify Kubernetes Security With Kyverno and OPA Gatekeeper
Here’s how these tools can make Kubernetes security easier and help you avoid common...
Forums
The Hidden Cost of MAXDOP: CPU Spikes, Query Slowdowns, and What We Learned
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The Hidden Cost of MAXDOP: CPU Spikes, Query Slowdowns, and What We Learned
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Using Heaps
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Question of the Day
Using Heaps
When does Microsoft recommend using a heap as a table structure (no clustered index)?
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