Scalar UDF Inlining in SQL Server 2019
How does Scalar UDF Inlining affect the performance of scalar functions?
SQL Server 2019 introduces a new feature called “Scalar UDF...
2019-03-14 (first published: 2019-02-25)
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Blog Posts
SQL Server – max server memory
Another re-post of a video from last year, this time showing you an in-built protection of setting max server memory...
2019-03-14
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#ITechDay in Warsaw
We were enjoying Thursday on conference in Warsaw. We have arrived pretty lately but easily saw the awesome atmosphere there....
2019-03-13
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Achieving SQL Server HA/DR with a mix of Always On Availability Groups and SANless SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances
Introduction
The topic of mixing SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances (FCI) with Always On Availability Groups (AG) is pretty well documented....
2019-03-13
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Data Warehousing Tip #9 – Test at Volume
My next tip is to test your BI solution with the volume of data that you are expecting. This is...
2019-03-13 (first published: 2019-02-25)
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Database Development Gone Wrong
I recently shared a story about how I was personally responsible for a development project going off the rails (and...
2019-03-13
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Database Development Gone Wrong
I recently shared a story about how I was personally responsible for a development project going off the rails (and oh boy, did it go off the rails). It’s...
2019-03-13
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Differences Between the Various Binary Collations (Cultures, Versions, and BIN vs BIN2)
(last updated: 2019-03-15 @ 02:45 EST / 2019-03-15 @ 06:45 UTC )
Binary collations are, in many ways, simpler to understand than non-binary collations...
2019-03-13
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Does SQL Server 2019 run on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
Yes. Here’s the proof from an output of SELECT @@VERSION: [crayon-5c98bf6b3202b962253620/] Here’s a screenshot of me running mssql-cli on the...
2019-03-13
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Enable Mail Profile – Back to Basics
I’ve seen many people go through the trouble of setting up database mail and configuring SQL Agent Alerts only to...
2019-03-13
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Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
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Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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