Book Review: SQL Server 2017 Machine Learning Services With R
Disclaimer: I’m one of the Technical Reviewers for this book.
With the rising demand for cloud computing and wide adaptation of...
2018-03-19 (first published: 2018-03-06)
2,696 reads
Marlon Ribunal - SQL, Code, Coffee, etc.
Productivity For The Data Pro
Productivity is hard to measure when your work has no definite structure like a typical office job. You may operate...
2018-02-27
463 reads
Killing A Service Broker SPID
Killing a SPID shouldn’t be complicated. Execute the command KILL [SPID] and that should kill the session. But there are situations...
2018-03-06 (first published: 2018-02-20)
6,150 reads
Database Maintenance Without Breaking The Bank
Database maintenance does not have to be expensive. There are free tools out there that will make your life easier. Of...
2018-02-22 (first published: 2018-02-13)
3,165 reads
Waiting Tasks Reveal Pain Points
Waiting tasks quickly shows you where to look for the bottlenecks. This is only one of the many times that I...
2018-02-14 (first published: 2018-02-06)
2,779 reads
Layman’s Guide to Performance Tuning
Performance tuning is one of those things that is hard to get right when you do not have an established...
2018-02-08 (first published: 2018-01-30)
3,523 reads
My Favorite SQL Prompt Features
SQL Prompt from Redgate Software is one of the tools that I cannot live without. Well, that’s probably an exaggeration...
2018-02-02 (first published: 2018-01-23)
3,128 reads
How To Split Table Partitions Automatically
Table partitions can bring a lot of benefits to the manageability and performance of your SQL Server – that is if...
2018-01-16
948 reads
SQL Operations Studio As Monitoring Dashboard
Microsoft as a company has entered a new phase of innovation under the leadership of their CEO Satya Nadella. In...
2018-01-09
562 reads
My Tech Reading List to Start the Year
My bold learning goals call for adequate preparation and proportionate action. Before plunging into the challenge, I need to get...
2018-01-12 (first published: 2018-01-02)
1,790 reads
Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
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A New Word: Etherness
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Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
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A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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