Tell me the positives of your solution
I still have a tendency to talk about all the cons of a proposed solution I don’t believe is the optimal one. There’s an old saying that “no one...
2024-11-08 (first published: 2024-10-29)
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Blog Posts
Using SQL Compare in Read-Only Databases
Recently a customer asked if SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare can be used with a read-only database as a source. It’s a good questions as I’ve seen some...
2024-11-08 (first published: 2024-10-21)
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PASS Summit 2024 – Wednesday
A common theme in the PASS Summits I've attended is community and that's definitely true this year. It's one of the reasons I have loved coming when I can....
2024-11-07
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Taming Database Challenges: Insights from Redgate Keynote
I am excited to cover the Microsoft Keynote on Day 2: Redgate Keynote: Simplifying Complexity – Making the Database Work in the Real World. As the database landscape grows...
2024-11-07
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Introduction to Advanced Analytics
The post Introduction to Advanced Analytics appeared first on Joyful Craftsmen.
2024-11-06 (first published: 2024-10-27)
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PASS Summit 2024 – A Very Different World
The last data centric conference I attended was the PASS Summit in 2019. A few months later, much of the world went on lockdown due to COVID. Since then,...
2024-11-06
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Using Copilot to help me update SQL Saturday
An interesting AI experiment here with Copilot from GitHub in handling some code I don’t work with that often. Read on and watch. This is part of a series...
2024-11-06 (first published: 2024-10-16)
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T-SQL Tuesday #180: Good enough is perfect
How can you achieve good enough without compromising the process/product? In the world of database technology, striving for perfection is a double-edged sword. While high standards are important for...
2024-11-05
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Off to the PASS Data Community Summit 2024
As this publishes, I’ll get taxiing down the runway at DIA (fingers crossed) and flying to Seattle for the PASS Data Community Summit 2024. I’m very lucky that I...
2024-11-04
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SQL Data Pipelines: The Ultimate Guide to Streamlining Your Data Flow
Want to build a data analytics foundation that transforms raw data into valuable business insights? Look no further than SQL! It's the perfect tool for creating powerful data pipelines...
2024-11-04 (first published: 2024-10-21)
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Blogs
Build a Snapshot Backup Catalog in Pure Storage - The SQL Server 2022 Edition
In my previous post, I showed you how to build a snapshot backup catalog...
Advice I Like: Training Employees
By Steve Jones
Train employees well enough that they could get another job but treat them well...
Creating a Striped Backup Set with AI
By Steve Jones
I needed to test a striped backup, so I decided to ask the AI’s...
Forums
Create an HTML Report on the Status of SQL Server Agent Jobs
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Why Data Modelling Still Matters - More Than Ever
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hops from sql server to mysql to s4 hana - possible?
Hi when i think of server hops , i think of how kerberos assists...
Question of the Day
Strange String Splits
When I run this code, how many rows are returned?
DECLARE @meals NVARCHAR(1000) = N'夕食昼食朝食' DECLARE @s NVARCHAR(1) = N'食' SELECT value FROM STRING_SPLIT(@meals, @s) GOSee possible answers