Joining on NULLs
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It's important to be aware of columns that allow NULL values since SQL Server may handle NULLs differently than you might expect.
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2019-03-26
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Blog Posts
Persisting databases with named volumes on Windows with docker compose
With all things containers I refer to my good friend Andrew Pruski. Known as dbafromthecold on twitter he blogs at https://dbafromthecold.com I was reading his latest blog post Using...
2019-03-26
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Scalar UDF Inlining in SQL Server 2019 – Simpler functions
I recently published a post detailing the new Scalar UDF Inlining feature in SQL 2019 here. That post introduced the...
2019-03-26 (first published: 2019-03-11)
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Using Kubernetes Deployments for Updating SQL Server
In Kubernetes we can leverage Controllers to help manage our application state, keeping them in the desired state. In this...
2019-03-26 (first published: 2019-03-12)
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An Experiment with Deadlocks
There seems to be a myth out there that when deadlocks come a-knocking, then just throw this little directive (ROWLOCK) at it and all will be well. This is...
2019-03-25
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An Experiment with Deadlocks
There seems to be a myth out there that when deadlocks come a-knocking, then just throw this little directive (ROWLOCK) at it and all will be well. This is...
2019-03-25
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Can You Force A Parallel Plan in Query Store?
I love the questions I get when presenting: Can You Force a Parallel Plan in Query Store. I haven’t a clue. The trick I think is going to be...
2019-03-25
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Communication in Azure: using Data Factory to send messages to Azure Service Bus
(2019-Mar-10) A conversation between two or more people involves continuous efforts to listen and reflect on what other people have to...
2019-03-25 (first published: 2019-03-10)
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Installing and Configuring SQL Server on Linux
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the essential knowledge you need to know about performance...
2019-03-25
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Last Week Reading (2019-03-24)
OMG! My brain almost blew up. All because of MVP Summit I’ve just returned from. Obviously (due to NDA), I can’t tell you what I’ve seen and found out,...
2019-03-25
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Blogs
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
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Squared Values
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