T-SQL Tuesday #188: Growing the Community
This month we have a great T-SQL Tuesday, hosted by John Sterrett. He has been a great help in multiple communities over the years, and he has quite an...
2025-07-08
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Blog Posts
T-SQL Tuesday 188 - Growing the Younger Data Community and Speakers
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each month. This month, John Sterrett
(blog) asks us:
What are you doing, or what can we do...
2025-07-08
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Unveiling the Legacy: POSTGRES to Modern Open-Source Powerhouse
PostgreSQL, often referred to as Postgres, is a powerful, open-source object-relational database system that has evolved over decades. It is known for its reliability, feature richness, and strong community...
2025-07-08
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Capturing errors and auditing in Azure SQL DB
Logging is a necessity in the database world, well, the entire tech world. You need to know what is happening in and around your databases. It’s easy to setup...
2025-07-07
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Cloud Database Security vs. On-Premises: Challenges, Tools, and Real-World Insights
☁️ Cloud vs. On-Premises Database Security: A Strategic Transformation The approach to securing databases has evolved significantly with the rise of cloud computing. In a traditional on-premises setup, organizations...
2025-07-07
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ColumnStore Indexes: The Secret to Fast SQL Queries
🎥 Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server – A Practical Guide with Real-World Examples 🔍 What Are Columnstore Indexes? Unlike traditional row-based indexes, Columnstore Indexes organize and store data by...
2025-07-07 (first published: 2025-06-18)
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Stepping into Event Streaming with Microsoft Fabric
(2025-July-06) Very often, real-time, high-speed streams of events come from IoT devices, social media logs, website user interactions, and financial transactions. So, working with streaming datasets can place you...
2025-07-07
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Upgrading SQL Server in a Container
I decided to update software on my laptop recently during a trip. I’m loathe to do this on most trips, as I don’t want any instability before a presentation....
2025-07-07 (first published: 2025-06-25)
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Sabbatical le Troisième: A Recharge Week
It’s been a week since I flew home from London and Redgate to begin my sabbatical. Actually, at this time last week I was just about to land in...
2025-07-05
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SQL Server Careers: Still a Goldmine, or a Dead End?
When you're searching about the future of a career in MS SQL Server, you're not just looking for a pat on the back. You want to know the truth....
2025-07-05
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Blogs
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
Finally Cleaning Up Dropbox: Moving Almost a TB to Google Drive with rclone
By davebem
I’ve had a Dropbox account for years. Like a lot of people, I started...
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Displaying Money
I want to get the currency sign displayed with my amount stored in a money type. Does this work?
DECLARE @Amount MONEY; SET @Amount = '?1500'; SELECT CAST( @Amount AS VARCHAR(30)) AS EurosSee possible answers