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...

Speaking Stats

I was updating my speaking schedule and CV, trying to get an idea of what might be planned for 2015....

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...

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...

“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...

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...

Do you want to build an Audit?

So I’ve written my second article for SQL Shack. This time instead of an overview of auditing options in sql...

SQL Server 2014 Best Practice: Set built-in Sysadmin(sa) account as an default owner of all databases on SQL Server instance

As we know, when we create database on SQL Server instance, SQL Server engine sets the login that created the...

SQL Server 2014 Best Practice: Set built-in Sysadmin(sa) account as an default owner of all databases on SQL Server instance

As we know, when we create database on SQL Server instance, SQL Server engine sets the login that created the database as the default database owner. This gives the...

Change Data Capture (CDC)–An easy way to track data changes of a database–TIP #79

 
In last TIP #78  we have discussed Change tracker (CT) which was introduced in SQL SERVER 2008. CT feature only...