SQL Server 2019 Feature Power Rankings
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With the release of SQL Server 2019 imminent, I thought it'd be fun to rank which features I am most looking forward to in...
2019-10-29
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Bert Wagner
SQL Server Stored Procedures vs Functions vs Views
Watch this week’s episode on YouTube. SQL Server has several ways to store queries for later executions. This makes developers happy because it allows them to follow DRY principles: Don’t Repeat Yourself....
2019-11-04 (first published: 2019-10-22)
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SQL Server Stored Procedures vs Functions vs Views
Watch this week's video on YouTube
SQL Server has several ways to store queries for later executions.
This makes developers happy because it allows them to follow DRY principles: Don't Repeat Yourself. The more...
2019-10-22
10 reads
SQL Server Stored Procedures vs Functions vs Views
Watch this week's video on YouTube
SQL Server has several ways to store queries for later executions.
This makes developers happy because it allows them to follow DRY principles: Don't Repeat Yourself. The more...
2019-10-22
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Are Stored Procedures Faster Than Stand-Alone Queries?
Watch this week’s episode on YouTube. A few months ago I was presenting for a user group when someone asked the following question: Does a query embedded in a...
2019-10-24 (first published: 2019-10-15)
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Are Stored Procedures Faster Than Stand-Alone Queries?
Watch this week's video on YouTube
A few months ago I was presenting for a user group when someone asked the following question:
Does a query embedded in a stored procedure...
2019-10-15
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Are Stored Procedures Faster Than Stand-Alone Queries?
Watch this week's video on YouTube
A few months ago I was presenting for a user group when someone asked the following question:
Does a query embedded in a stored procedure...
2019-10-15
5 reads
Communicating Effectively at the Workplace
This post is a response to this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #119 prompt by Alex Yates. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database...
2019-10-10 (first published: 2019-10-08)
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Communicating Effectively at the Workplace
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #119 prompt by Alex Yates. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database...
2019-10-08
3 reads
Communicating Effectively at the Workplace
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #119 prompt by Alex Yates. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database...
2019-10-08
3 reads
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Think there's a reason why this is still in preview, but have someone manage...
SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
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Is it uncommon for Dev's to have a data model of the source data
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Question of the Day
Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( 'City':'Denver') GOSee possible answers