Configure your tools : T-SQL Tuesday #123
Happy T-SQL Tuesday! Thanks for hosting this month Jess Pomfret (blog|twitter) and great topic. Life Hacks. There is one thing ... Continue reading
2020-02-18 (first published: 2020-02-11)
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Blog Posts
Friend of Redgate 2020
Last week I was excited to receive an email from Redgate notifying me that I have been renewed for another year as a Friend of Redgate. Our shop has...
2020-02-18
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Modernizing Your T-SQL: String Aggregation
This is another in a group of several posts on modernizing T-SQL code with new features and functionality available in SQL Server.
SQL Server 2016 gave us the STRING_SPLIT() function,...
2020-02-18
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Using Google Chrome with SSRS
In this post, you will learn how to resolve the Kerberos Double-Hop issue and SSRS browser login when using Google Chrome to run SSRS reports.
2020-02-18
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Using Google Chrome with SSRS
In this post, you will learn how to resolve the Kerberos Double-Hop issue and SSRS browser login when using Google Chrome to run SSRS reports.
The post Using Google Chrome...
2020-02-18
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AWS RDS SQL Server Announcements - 2020
AWS RDS SQL Server Announcements - 2020
1. Amazon RDS for SQL Server Now Supports Joining a Domain Across AWS Accounts and VPCs using Managed Microsoft AD: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/02/amazon-rds-for-sql-server-now-supports-joining-domain-across-aws-accounts-and-vpcs-using-microsoft-managed-ad/
2. Amazon RDS for SQL...
2020-02-17
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AWS RDS SQL Server Announcements - 2020
1. Amazon RDS for SQL Server Now Supports Joining a Domain Across AWS Accounts and VPCs using Managed Microsoft AD: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/02/amazon-rds-for-sql-server-now-supports-joining-domain-across-aws-accounts-and-vpcs-using-microsoft-managed-ad/
2020-02-17
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SQL Undercover TV – Instant File Initialisation
Adrian has a look at the performance benefits of instant file initialisation Below is Ade’s auto growth script…
2020-02-17
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Starting and Stopping SQL Server with PowerShell
Have you ever had this issue? You are trying to explore new features of SQL Server or you want to install the latest version for some testing, but SQL...
2020-02-17 (first published: 2020-02-10)
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T-SQL Tuesday 123: Life Hacks to make your day easier
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Jess Pomfret. Jess’s theme is ‘Life Hacks to make your day easier’. She talks of some things we do to make life...
2020-02-17 (first published: 2020-02-11)
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Blogs
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Keeping Track of my ConEmu CLIs
By Steve Jones
I use ConEmu for my terminal interface. I’m still on Windows 10 at home,...
10 Decisions to Make Before You Create A Fabric Workspace
Creating a Fabric workspace takes about 30 seconds. Restructuring workspaces after people have built...
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Question of the Day
Adding new column with DEFAULT II
Which number did the two COUNT(*) return:
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #tmp CREATE TABLE #tmp (id INT NOT NULL) INSERT INTO #tmp (id) SELECT gs.value FROM GENERATE_SERIES(1, 5) AS gs ALTER TABLE #tmp ADD my_value INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value DEFAULT 1 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tmp AS t WHERE my_value = 1 ALTER TABLE #tmp DROP CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value ALTER TABLE #tmp ADD CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value DEFAULT 2 FOR my_value SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tmp AS t WHERE my_value = 1See possible answers