DATEDIFF vs. DATEADD
Let’s talk about the DATEDIFF vs. DATEADD functions in SQL Server. Each one performs a different task. The former calculates...
2017-01-25
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Blog Posts
Interactive query experience for SQL databases
This is a new feature where you can issue TSQL commands via a TSQL editor straight from the Azure portal,...
2017-01-25
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Querying My Named Instance in PoSh–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2017-01-25
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Running SSMS 2016 in Read Uncommitted Mode
Back in July when we received the first official release of SSMS not tied to an engine release we got a new SQL PowerShell module and we also received...
2017-01-25
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Running SSMS 2016 in Read Uncommitted Mode
Back in July when we received the first official release of SSMS not tied to an engine release we got a new SQL PowerShell module and we also received...
2017-01-25
16 reads
Scheduling Statistics Maintenance in Azure SQL Data Warehouse
The power and capabilities of Azure SQL Data Warehouse are pretty amazing. However, it’s still basically SQL Server under the...
2017-01-25 (first published: 2017-01-18)
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5 Characteristics Every Leader Should Practice
The word leadership has many synonyms attributed to it. Something that can be learned early on in one’s career is that...
2017-01-24
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JSON Support Is The Best New Developer Feature in SQL 2016 — Overview Part 1: Parsing JSON
As a developer my favorite new feature of SQL Server 2016 is JSON support.
I love JSON in SQL because I already love JSON everywhere outside of SQL: it uses...
2017-01-24
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 34 – Sankey with Labels)
In this module you will learn how to use the Sankey with Labels Power BI Custom Visual. The Sankey with...
2017-01-24 (first published: 2017-01-17)
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Analysis of DBA professionals salary’s 2017 using PowerBI
On the 5th of January, Brent Ozar (b|t) launched a survey on “Tell Us What You Make: The 2017 Data Professional...
2017-01-23
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Blogs
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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