Easy SQL mistakes: Accidental Correlated Subquery
Just a fun note, because it was a moment of pure puzzlement for me. I’m writing a new SP for Minion Backup...
2016-04-25 (first published: 2016-04-18)
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Blog Posts
Explicitly using tempdb with ##tables
I had someone ask me last night if this statement would create a permanent table in tempdb with a strange...
2016-04-25
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Get your SQL Server MCSA without taking the BI exam.
I’m a big fan of certifications as a training exercise. However not everyone has the same interests. With the new...
2016-04-25
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Goodness-of-Fit Testing with SQL Server Part 7.2: The Lilliefors Test
By Steve Bolton
…………Since I’m teaching myself as I go in this series of self-tutorials, I often have only a vague...
2016-04-25 (first published: 2016-04-15)
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Monday Morning SQL Break – April 25, 2016
It’s Monday and if getting a start on the week is as exciting for you as it is for me, it’s...
2016-04-25
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PASS – A Business Case for Attendance
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] For those tech professionals who play in the SQL Server and Business Intelligence world (and let me say that’s a huge number!) the PASS Summit provides...
2016-04-25
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Colorblind Awareness and Power BI KPIs
Update: The ability to change the color of a KPI was delivered in August 2016!
Color blindness, or color vision deficiency (CVD)...
2016-04-23
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Speaking at SQLSaturday Pensacola
I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQLSaturday Pensacola on June 4th 2016! This will be my second SQLSaturday...
2016-04-23
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Speaking at SQLSaturday Pensacola
I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQLSaturday Pensacola on June 4th 2016! This will be my second SQLSaturday event and I’m really excited that I get to...
2016-04-23
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SQLSaturday Atlanta #521 May 19th & 20th 2016
SQLSaturday events are a pleasure to be a part of whether it involves speaking or volunteering. Volunteering definitely takes more...
2016-04-23
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Blogs
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
By Steve Jones
We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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