SQL Homework – August 2020 – More DML Triggers
Well, I’m running a bit late. Both for this month and the fact I completely missed last month. It was ... Continue reading
2020-08-13
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Your First Databricks Notebook
On August 4, 2020, I presented this on the weekly Pragmatic Works webinar series. You can view that presentation here. As part of that presentation, I committed to give...
2020-08-26 (first published: 2020-08-13)
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SQL Clone Works with FILESTREAM
SQL Clone is an amazing product that virtualizes your data, allowing multiple instances to share a read only image, but still produce writeable databases that look normal to SQL...
2020-08-26 (first published: 2020-08-12)
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Fun and profit with UTF-8
When SQL Server 2019 was announced, it brought with it UTF-8 support. Also available in Azure SQL Database, UTF-8 is exciting if you have a legacy database and application...
2020-08-12
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Data Platform MVP 2020
I am humbled to be among so many great professionals and honored at the same time for having been chosen.
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2020-08-12
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Daily Coping 12 Aug 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-08-12
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Caution When Dropping Unused Indexes on an Azure SQL Database
Index Maintenance is an important aspect of database health. Above and beyond regular index rebuilds and reorganizations it is important to understand the usage of the indexes on your...
2020-08-12
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Caution When Dropping Unused Indexes on an Azure SQL Database
Index Maintenance is an important aspect of database health. Above and beyond regular index rebuilds and reorganizations it is important to understand the usage of the indexes on your...
2020-08-24 (first published: 2020-08-12)
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The EU New Stars of Data Come Tomorrow
One of the things I’ve tried to do when SQL Saturdays is ensure there are lots of local speakers, and new speakers. I’ve argued for more new speakers at...
2020-08-12
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Unconscious Bias
This article helps to unearth a cultural issue that each individual needs to address on a personal level. Bias is an enemy to productive conversation.
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2020-08-11
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