Powershell Error – Import-Module AzureRm
I was playing with SQL Azure on my brand new Surface pro device. I open the Windows Powershell ISE as administrator to...
2018-09-19
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ExpressRoute and VPNs in Azure
In this edition of Azure Every Day, I’d like to discuss networking and interacting between your data center and Azure....
2018-09-18
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Don’t Just Rely on Query Execution Stats for T-SQL Execution
I recently had an incident where I was looking into the cause of a long running process for a client....
2018-09-28 (first published: 2018-09-18)
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PASSITON discount code for PASS Summit 2018
This week only PASS has a new discount code of PASSITON for an additional $200 off 3-day registration. This is...
2018-09-18
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The Trigger Roundup–T-SQL Tuesday #106
This month was my turn to host T-SQL Tuesday. I chose Trigger Headaches or Happiness as the topic, and I...
2018-09-18
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New Whitepaper: Architecting Microsoft SQL Server on VMware vSphere
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2018-09-18
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Announcing the 5th Edition of SQL Server 2017 Query Performance Tuning
I am quite excited to announce that the latest, most up to date, and by far the largest, copy of...
2018-09-18
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sp_translate, A Universal Translator in SQL Server. Just One Example Of How Powerful the Python/SQL Partnership Can Be.
In my recent post, Installing External Modules into SQL Server’s Python I had a look at just how simple it is to...
2018-09-18
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Check if any database has auditing configured
Here is a DMV script to check whether a or any database has the auditing configured and running, along with...
2018-09-18
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Find Orphaned databases in SQL Server
Do you ever wonder if there are any databases in your environment that may just be there but not being...
2018-09-18
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Blogs
How I Built RAG for My Accounting App on Bedrock and pgvector
The first version of my accounting assistant could not find a single purchase of...
Why AI isn’t paying off yet, and what to invest in first
Why isn’t AI paying off yet? Drawing on lessons from digital transformation, Joyful Craftsmen...
Flyway Tips: Analytics Platforms (Snowflake and Databricks)
By Steve Jones
I’m really excited about some growth in Flyway support. I’ve been asking about this...
Forums
Pay for Performance
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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