How to write a SELECT query
My First SELECT Statement Microsoft SQL Server makes it really easy for us to query tables. In SQL Server Management...
2017-05-24
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Born SQL with Randolph West
Querying a Database
When we want to retrieve information from a database, we query the structure with language appropriate to the database. Remember...
2017-05-17
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SQL Server Management Studio v17.0
Version numbers are confusing. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), the client user interface by which most DBAs access SQL Server,...
2017-05-10
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SQL Server 2017 Announced
By now you will have heard that the next version of SQL Server has been announced. There’s no release date yet,...
2017-05-03
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Something something Production something something you idiot
You’re reading this series of posts because you want to learn about databases and how to use them. What you...
2017-04-26
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Upcoming SQLSaturdays in Alberta, Canada
Taking a short break from the Database Fundamentals series of the last few weeks, I’d like to mention some upcoming...
2017-04-19
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So, like, what is a byte?
A friend of mine in the filmmaking business, who is exceedingly bright but has never worked with SQL Server before,...
2017-04-12
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Normalization, The Sequel
If there’s one thing that SQL Server is really good at, it’s relationships. After all, a relational database management system...
2017-04-05
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A First Look At Normalization
Phew! There’s a lot to take in with data types, collation, precision, scale, length, and Unicode, and we’re just getting...
2017-03-29
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Fundamentals of Data Types
Last week, we discussed storing text in a database. This week we will dive deeper into data types. When storing...
2017-03-22
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Blogs
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO
By SQLPals
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO The purpose...
5 SQL Tricks Worth Remembering Before You Close the Laptop
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Google – NotebookLM on ThakurVinay blog
By Vinay Thakur
Google has contributed a lot of stuff/enhancement on its portfolio, google is no longer...
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Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL, A Thank you message
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provisioning sql server via VMware Cloud Foundation
Hello, has anyone here ever provisioned and actually used an MS SQL Server with...
No More Deadlocks
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Question of the Day
No More Deadlocks
After detecting deadlocks in SQL Server 2025 and lowering the time threshold for detecting future issues, when does the Database Engine return to the 5s default interval?
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