COUNT, DISTINCT, and NULLs
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One thing I see fairly often (and am occasionally guilty of myself) is using COUNT(DISTINCT)...
2019-03-05 (first published: 2019-02-19)
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Blog Posts
CTRL + F in SSMS execution plans
I just discovered this the other day and I had to share it.
First, we need a query in Management...
2019-03-05
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Docker – Install Other Open source DB
We can quickly install anything on Docker with hub.docker.com PostgreSQL: $ docker run --name some-postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword -d postgres MariaDB: docker...
2019-03-05
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How can we merge multiple dacpacs into one
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TLDR; You probably don’t want to actually merge dacpac’s you probably want to deploy multiple and use /p:IncludeCompositeObjects=true.
If you do really want...
2019-03-05
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How can we merge multiple dacpacs into one
Reading Time: 4 minutes (not a minute longer)
TLDR; You probably don't want to actually merge dacpac's you probably want to deploy multiple and use /p:IncludeCompositeObjects=true.
If you do really want...
2019-03-05
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Invoke-Sqlcmd is Now Available Cross-Platform in the SqlServer module
Invoke-Sqlcmd is Now Available for MacOS & Linux in the SqlServer module. The module has been posted as v21.1.18095-preview which means to download the module you’ll have to add...
2019-03-05
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Invoke-Sqlcmd is Now Available Cross-Platform in the SqlServer module
Invoke-Sqlcmd is Now Available for MacOS & Linux in the SqlServer module. The module has been posted as v21.1.18095-preview which means to download the module you’ll have to add...
2019-03-05
5 reads
Invoke-Sqlcmd is Now Available Cross-Platform in the SqlServer module
Invoke-Sqlcmd is Now Available for MacOS & Linux in the SqlServer module. The module has been posted as v21.1.18095-preview which means to download the module you’ll have to add...
2019-03-05
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SSIS Catalog Dashboard
For organizations using SQL Server 2012 and newer, the SSIS catalog is the ideal tool for storing, executing, and monitoring...
2019-03-05
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SSIS Catalog Dashboard
For organizations using SQL Server 2012 and newer, the SSIS catalog is the ideal tool for storing, executing, and monitoring ETL logic. The SSIS catalog includes built-in reports that...
2019-03-05
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Blogs
RANK() vs DENSE_RANK(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently...
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
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Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers