2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million...
2014-12-30
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Blog Posts
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Sydney...
2014-12-30
1,115 reads
Enforcing T-SQL quality with SSDT Analysis Extensions
What? Simply put, it is possible to include checks in the SSDT (Sql Server Data Tools) build process - you come up with a set of rules or start...
2014-12-30
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Enforcing T-SQL quality with SSDT Analysis Extensions
What? Simply put, it is possible to include checks in the SSDT (Sql Server Data Tools) build process - you come...
2014-12-30
212 reads
Enforcing T-SQL quality with SSDT Analysis Extensions
What? Simply put, it is possible to include checks in the SSDT (Sql Server Data Tools) build process - you come...
2014-12-30
217 reads
Speaking Stats
I was updating my speaking schedule and CV, trying to get an idea of what might be planned for 2015....
2014-12-30
1,063 reads
T-SQL – How to Find Number of Words in a Given String
TSQL: To find number of words in a given string
Download the codehttps://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/T-SQL-How-to-Find-Number-533b6b39
DECLARE @DemoTable Table
(Col varchar(500));
INSERT INTO @DemoTable (Col)VALUES ('JOHN...
2014-12-30 (first published: 2014-12-26)
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T-SQL COALESCE Example
T-SQL COALESCE
SQL Server T-SQL coalesce simplifies the use of a case statement to find the first non-null value of your...
2014-12-30 (first published: 2014-12-26)
9,008 reads
“Pretty Plans vs. Performance” or “Grant Gets Pwned”
If you get an execution plan that looks like this:
I wouldn’t blame you for immediately thinking about query tuning. Especially...
2014-12-29 (first published: 2014-12-19)
6,158 reads
Brand Level Zero
It’s that time of year when people look back on the past year(s) and think about what they have and...
2014-12-29
810 reads
Blogs
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...
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
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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