Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 4
Last week we have discussed how Null Values can cause a trouble in Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 3. This week I would like to draw your...
2023-10-23 (first published: 2023-10-09)
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Blog Posts
Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 6
In SQL Server, there are various scenarios in which you may want to consider recompiling a query or a stored procedure to ensure optimal query performance. Recompilation generates a...
2023-10-23
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Speaking at #DataWeekender 6.5
Super excited to share that I have been selected to speak at Data Weekender 6.5 on Saturday, November 4, 2023. I will be presenting my session, Can Microsoft Purview...
2023-10-23
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Using the Pure Storage PowerShellSDK2 - Part 2 - Working With Data
Welcome back to the second installment of our series using the Pure Storage PowerShell SDK2. In this post, we’ll dive into working with object data using Pure Storage PowerShell...
2023-10-23 (first published: 2023-10-05)
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A New Word: Gobo
gobo – n. the delerium of having spent all day in an aesthetic frame of mind, taking photos across the city, getting lost in an art museum – which...
2023-10-20
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How to Downgrade Or Recover a SQL Server Database To A Previous Version Using SqlPackage.exe?
How to Downgrade a SQL Server Database To A Previous Version?
Upgrading a SQL Server database to a newer version is one of the core duties...
2023-10-20 (first published: 2023-10-06)
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SQL Prompt Quick Access to Helper Code
We’ve been doing some events as part of the Redgate Roadshow, and at one of the events, we had a customer ask about something that we demo’d. This post...
2023-10-20 (first published: 2023-10-02)
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The Year in Travel
Here’s my year, which is pre-populated with a couple more trips coming up in November. Those should be all, as I’ve declined to go back to the UK in...
2023-10-20
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Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 3
Last week we discussed advantages of recompilation in Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 2. This week in this article Common Mistakes in SQL Server - Part 3 I...
2023-10-18 (first published: 2023-10-02)
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Eleven chapters of my data architecture book are available
As I have mentioned in prior blog posts, I have been writing a data architecture book, which I started last November. The title of the book is “Deciphering Data...
2023-10-18 (first published: 2023-10-02)
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Blogs
A New Word: Semaphorism
By Steve Jones
semaphorism – n. a conversational hint that you have something personal to say on...
SQL Server Linux Container Images Got Smaller: Image Size and Startup Time Across Cumulative Updates
This week I was at PASS Data Community Summit in Seattle, and I attended...
Using AI to Build Semantic Models, Ontologies, and Fabric Data Agents
By James Serra
(This is the third post in a three-part series on how AI is changing...
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Question of the Day
Adding Bits I
I have a table, dbo.bittest, where I am testing an application response. This has this structure:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[BitTest] ( [insertdate] [datetime] NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__BitTest__insertd__300F11AC] DEFAULT (getdate()), [a] [bit] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOMy application runs this code:
INSERT dbo.BitTest
(
insertdate,
a
)
VALUES
(DEFAULT, 'true')
GO
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