SQL Substring function in SQL Server
The requirement of data refactoring is very common and vital in data mining operations. In the previous article, you’ll learn...
2018-09-17
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Blog Posts
Batching data manipulation is great as long as you do it correctly
As Sinatra was fond of singing, “regrets, I’ve had a few.” And one of those came this week immediately after my presentation. This isn’t to say the presentation didn’t...
2018-09-15
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New Pluralsight Course – Provisioning Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines
My new course “Provisioning Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines” in now available on Pluralsight here! If you want to learn about the course, check...
2018-09-15
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New Pluralsight Course – Provisioning Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines
My new course “Provisioning Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines” in now available on Pluralsight here! If you want to learn about the course, check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right...
2018-09-15
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A Quick Intro to DevOps in Azure
Today, I’d like to discuss DevOps in Azure and tell you why you should consider using DevOps when you start...
2018-09-14
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How Do Azure Subscriptions Work?
In this Azure Every Day installment, I’d like to talk about your organization’s subscription hierarchy. When working with Azure, it...
2018-09-14 (first published: 2018-08-31)
2,615 reads
Looking at the PASS FY 2019 Budget
I just spent a few more minutes looking at the FY 2019 budget. It is hard to assess whether it’s...
2018-09-14 (first published: 2018-09-04)
1,530 reads
Customer Roadblocks to Azure
When I speak with customers, I often find they share common roadblocks to using Azure. I recently sat down with...
2018-09-13
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Does The Order Of Index Columns Matter?
When beginning to learn SQL, at some point you learn that indexes can be created to help improve the performance...
2018-09-13 (first published: 2018-09-04)
5,017 reads
I/O vs Logical I/O
tl;dr; While the difference is very important 90% of the time you won’t care and should just add the two...
2018-09-13 (first published: 2018-09-05)
3,601 reads
Blogs
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
By Steve Jones
We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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