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Graph – Shortest Path

‘Shortest path’ is by far the most feature of SQL Graph for now. What does this even mean? ‘Shortest path’ is the term accorded to the shortest distance between...

2019-10-08 (first published: )

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Simple Graph Queries

In this post we saw how to create some graph tables with data. In this I will explore simple queries off of this data and how they compare with...

2019-10-01 (first published: )

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Pathways to Progress

One of the most significant and hardest challenges we face as data professionals (or generally anyone in IT) is how to keep up with learning. Most of us are...

2019-06-05 (first published: )

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A Challenge of Our Knowledge

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The memory toll of VARCHAR(MAX) in SQL Server

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Transaction Log Truncation

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Transaction Log Truncation

In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?

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