Capture the Flag – The Trace Flag
Many people work in a tightly controlled environment. Every change requires a change control form and approval to make a...
2018-12-25 (first published: 2018-12-06)
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #782 Slovenia
In coming weekend I will be speaking at SQL Saturday in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I’m extra happy because I do it...
2018-12-06
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Pens
On Monday I wrote about journaling and while any pen will do, I think having a pen dedicated (as it...
2018-12-06
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SQL Server Find Unused Data Files
You know that old SQL Server you’ve left running the last 5 years and had numerous databases dropped and restored...
2018-12-06
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Azure SQL Database “Step By Step” Tutorials
I would like to share a link to my Azure SQL Database Stairway series hosted over at SQLServerCentral. As stated...
2018-12-06
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Useful T-SQL queries and scripts to work in SQL Server
This post is about some queries and scripts that I use in my daily work on SQL Server. Some of them are self-explanatory, i.e. the name of the query/script...
2018-12-05
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Useful T-SQL queries and scripts to work in SQL Server
This post is about some queries and scripts that I use in my daily work on SQL Server. Some of them are self-explanatory, i.e. the name of the query/script...
2018-12-05
484 reads
Useful T-SQL queries and scripts to work in SQL Server
This post is about some queries and scripts that I use in my daily work on SQL Server. Some of...
2018-12-26 (first published: 2018-12-05)
7,368 reads
Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5 (Alchemical Reduction)
A T-SQL approach to solving the 2018 "Advent of Code" programming challenge. This solution includes a recursive case-sensitive string replacement.
The post Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5 (Alchemical...
2018-12-05
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5 (Alchemical Reduction)
Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5
As I explained in a recent post, I’m participating in this year’s Advent of Code...
2018-12-05
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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