Using CAST() function with User-Defined Data Types...Did you know...
I’m converting some Firebird database code to T-SQL and I’m seeing a lot of code that doesn’t work in the same way that SQL Server. No surprise - I...
2018-05-02
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Blog Posts
Database Superhero Adventures, May 2018 Edition
Well, three SQL Saturdays down for April. Raleigh which was local for me and I helped organize, Philadelphia where I...
2018-05-01
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Database Superhero Adventures, May 2018 Edition
Well, three SQL Saturdays down for April. Raleigh which was local for me and I helped organize, Philadelphia where I...
2018-05-01
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Database testing and ETL processes
Unit testing using tSQLt is really great, you call FakeTable on any tables your code touches and then insert the columns and rows your test actually need, nothing more,...
2018-05-01
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Day 1: MySQL History
Swedish Company: MySQL AB by – Michael Widenius (Monty), David Axmark and Allan Larsson Name Combination: Michael’s Daughter name –“My” and...
2018-05-01
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Determine Referenced Objects in the Stored Procedures
It is very common to see in a relational database that stored procedures are using many Tables, Views, Sequence Object,...
2018-05-01
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Is It Possible To Conditionally Index JSON Data?
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Recently I received a great question from an attendee to one of my sessions on JSON (what's up Nam!):
At first glance it sounds like...
2018-05-01
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Is It Possible To Conditionally Index JSON Data?
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Recently I received a great question from an attendee to one of my sessions on JSON (what's up Nam!):
At first glance it sounds like...
2018-05-01
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PoshSSDTBuildDeploy Updated - Now With Install .NET!
Hello!
I’m currently working on a project that requires building and deploying SSDT-based projects. So it’s been a great opportunity of making use of PoshSSDTBuildDeploy and work through any issues....
2018-05-01
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 99 – Drill-Down Donut Chart
In this module you will learn how to use the Drill-Down Donut Chart. The Drill-Down Donut Chart allows you to...
2018-05-01 (first published: 2018-04-19)
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Blogs
TempDB Internals – What’s New (SQL Server 2016 to 2022)
By Vinay Thakur
I wrote about TempDB Internals and understand that Tempdb plays very important role on...
AI: Blog a Day – Day 2: Generative AI, Multimodal Systems, and Agent AI
By Vinay Thakur
continuing from Day 1 where we covered the history of AI and GPT family,...
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A Quick Restore
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers