COUNT, DISTINCT, and NULLs

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One thing I see fairly often (and am occasionally guilty of myself) is using COUNT(DISTINCT)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

SSIS Catalog Dashboard

For organizations using SQL Server 2012 and newer, the SSIS catalog is the ideal tool for storing, executing, and monitoring...

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...