For those who want to be a Junior DBA
I’ve been fortunate to have spoken at a few SQL Saturday events this year, and one of the sessions I’ve had the pleasure of presenting has been about getting...
2019-08-01
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Find queries with high memory grants – using Query Store
I had a server that looked like it had been suffering from memory contention. I wanted to see what queries were being run that had high memory requirements. The...
2019-08-14 (first published: 2019-07-31)
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Copy Files to a Docker Container
One of the things that’s handy when working with containers is being able to move files in and out of the container. Certainly you can do this from a...
2019-08-16 (first published: 2019-07-31)
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Automating Replication On Your Server
If you use replication, you have had the situation occur where you had to restore a replicated database. You’ve have doubtless been paged to restore a replicated database. You...
2019-07-31
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MaxDOP Added to SQL 2019 CTP3.0 Setup
You can now set MaxDOP during SQL 2019 CTP3.0 setup. MaxDOP is the sledge hammer to Cost Threshold’s tack hammer (also MaxDOP database scoped configuration […]
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2019-07-31
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MaxDOP Added to SQL 2019 CTP3.0 Setup
You can now set MaxDOP during SQL 2019 CTP3.0 setup. MaxDOP is the sledge hammer to Cost Threshold’s tack hammer (also MaxDOP database scoped configuration in SQL 2017+) and...
2019-07-31
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MaxDOP Added to SQL 2019 CTP3.0 Setup
You can now set MaxDOP during SQL 2019 CTP3.0 setup. MaxDOP is the sledge hammer to Cost Threshold’s tack hammer (also MaxDOP database scoped configuration in SQL 2017+) and...
2019-07-31
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Header Query Crossword
I did an interesting form of crossword recently and since I haven’t done one in a while I figured this ... Continue reading
2019-07-31
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How to store a password in a database
Hello, and welcome to today’s class on storing passwords in a database. Don’t store passwords in a database. Thanks for attending. Photo by James Sutton on Unsplash.
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2019-07-31
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Off-Topic Origem HS-3 Headphones Review
I’m a big fan of music when I’m moving through life, and I use a lot of headphones. Between the gym, travel, and downtime between volleyball matches, I often...
2019-08-05 (first published: 2019-07-30)
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Blogs
Paginated Reporting at Scale: Choosing the Right Microsoft Platform
By Rayis Imayev
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."— Roy Batty, Nexus-6 Replicant, Blade Runner (1982)(2026-Nov-08) Yep,...
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
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Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers