Where is my data stored?
Tables within SQL Server can contain a maximum of 8060 bytes per row. However even though columns are limited to...
2015-09-21
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Blog Posts
Why I hate Pie Charts
The pie chart should be avoided at all costs. Why?
you can only display a limited number of slices (although that...
2015-09-21
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XML Attribute VS Element Assignment when working with SQL
XML handling with aliases
I find it interesting the difference in behavior with querying XML between column assignment, and quoted alias...
2015-09-21
304 reads
XML Attribute VS Element Assignment when working with SQL
XML handling with aliases
I find it interesting the difference in behavior with querying XML between column assignment, and quoted alias...
2015-09-21
194 reads
Yes, Foreign Keys Help Performance
I created this example several years ago that illustrates how foreign key constraints can help performance. It’s a contrived example....
2015-09-21 (first published: 2015-09-09)
2,683 reads
Zombie AD Groups
I spent something like 2 hours today trying to figure out how a particular user had access to one of...
2015-09-21
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Clustered Index and related Interview Questions
Since the day I wrote my first blog. My friends are eagerly waiting for just one topic. The Indexing. I...
2015-09-20
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Clustered Index and related Interview Questions
Since the day I wrote my first blog. My friends are eagerly waiting for just one topic. The Indexing. I...
2015-09-20
368 reads
Free SQL Azure eBook
As this blog post is being published David will be delivering his “Putting his Head in the Cloud – Working with...
2015-09-19
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5 Enhancements to SQL Runbooks in the Azure Preview Portal
5 Enhancements to SQL Runbooks in the Azure Preview Portal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
IntroductionRunbooks are your SQL Server Agent for Azure SQL Database. Lately, Microsoft have been making quite a few...
2015-09-18
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Blogs
RANK() vs DENSE_RANK(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently...
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
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