Training and tips to get certified with Microsoft (Part 1)
In the last weeks, while I was preparing for one of the certification exams, I got a lot of questions...
2017-08-02
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SQL Homework – August 2017 – Create a table
If you didn’t see it last month I’ve started doing monthly SQL Homework. The first month was backups, this month...
2017-08-02
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SELECT…INTO in SQL Server 2017
One of the new options available in SQL Server 2017 is the ability to specify a filegroup when using SELECT..INTO...
2017-08-22 (first published: 2017-08-02)
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TechMentor Dine Around
Next week I’ll be speaking at TechMentor in Redmond, I’m doing a 1/2 day workshop on Linux OS Fundamentals for the Windows Admin be sure to come see me!
If you’re...
2017-08-01
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TechMentor Dine Around
Next week I’ll be speaking at TechMentor in Redmond, I’m doing a 1/2 day workshop on Linux OS Fundamentals for...
2017-08-01
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SSoL: Adding disk space with a repartition
I don’t think most of us need to know Linux, but if you end up managing a system, it’s good...
2017-08-01
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Are your indexes being thwarted by mismatched datatypes?
In this series I explore scenarios that hurt SQL Server performance and show you how to avoid them. Pulled from my collection of "things I didn't know I was...
2017-08-01
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RegEx in SQL Server for replacing text
In this post, I’m presenting usage of two functions that use Regex. My previous post was about searching text in SQL Server using regex, and now I’m showing how...
2017-08-01
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RegEx in SQL Server for replacing text
In this post, I’m presenting usage of two functions that use Regex. My previous post was about searching text in SQL Server using regex, and now I’m showing how...
2017-08-01
225 reads
Manually updating Statistics
Even though SQL Server automatically updates statistics in the background for you, you may find there are times when you...
2017-08-01
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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