Webcast Tomorrow on SQL Server Disaster Recovery
Tomorrow, November 19, 2024, at 1 PM EST, I'm giving a webcast on SQL Server Disaster Recovery. It'll cover all the typical methods built-in to SQL Server, with a...
2024-11-18
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Blog Posts
Create a Numbers Table in Power Query
This is a quick blog post, mainly so I have the code available if I need it somewhere in the future 🙂 Sometimes you need a numbers table (also...
2024-11-16 (first published: 2024-11-15)
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Spark Connect Dotnet November 2024 Where are we?
All Spark Connect Posts
Introduction There have been quite a few changes in the last couple of months and I just wanted to give a quick update on the current...
2024-11-16
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A New Word: Ochisia
ochisia – n. the fear that the role you once occupied in someone’s life could be refilled without a second thought, which makes you wish that every breakup would...
2024-11-15
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Counting Groups with Window Functions: #SQLNewBlogger
I looked at row_number() in a previous post. Now I want to build on that and do some counting of rows with COUNT() and the OVER clause. I’ll show...
2024-11-15 (first published: 2024-10-30)
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Free webinar – Tackling the Gaps and Islands Problem with T-SQL Window Functions
I’m hosting a free webinar at MSSQLTips.com at the 19th of December 2024, 6PM UTC. The topic is about window functions, something that really interests me and that should...
2024-11-15 (first published: 2024-10-31)
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Microsoft finally adds Tenant Switcher for Fabric / Power BI
Praise whatever deity you believe in, because it’s finally here, a tenant switcher for Microsoft Fabric (which includes Power BI). A what? Let me explain. When you have a...
2024-11-15 (first published: 2024-11-14)
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Building Effective Data Governance Framework: Top Areas to Focus On
The post Building Effective Data Governance Framework: Top Areas to Focus On appeared first on Joyful Craftsmen.
2024-11-14
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Microsoft Releases Windows 11 ARM ISO – A Game Changer for ARM-Powered Devices
Yesterday, Microsoft released the highly anticipated Windows 11 ARM ISO image, marking a major milestone for ARM-powered devices. This new release opens the door for users to install Windows...
2024-11-14
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Extending a SQL Server Failover Cluster Across Regions in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
I was the principal author of this SIOS whitepaper, which describes how to build a 2-node SQL Server cluster in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) spanning multiple zones. Today, I’ll...
2024-11-13 (first published: 2024-10-29)
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Blogs
5 Starter Projects for Your AI and Data Engineering Portfolio
Reading tutorials is fine. Shipping something is better. If you are trying to break...
The Book of Redgate: Taking Breaks
By Steve Jones
We work hard at Redgate, though with a good work-life balance. One interesting observation...
Database AI Agents: The Read-Only Rule
By Arun Sirpal
Fourth in a series on Ai and databases. What Read-Only Advisory Actually Means A...
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Running a Parameter-Sensitive Stored Procedure on a Secondary Replica
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Question of the Day
Running SQLCMD II
I run this command to start SQLCMD:
sqlcmd -S localhost -E -c "proceed"At the prompt, I type this (the 1> and 2> are prompts):
1> select @@version 2> goWhat happens? See possible answers