Ignoring NULLs with FIRST_VALUE
Watch this week's video on YouTube
The SQL Server FIRST_VALUE function makes it easy to return the "first value in an ordered set of values."
The problem is that if that...
2018-08-28
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Ignoring NULLs with FIRST_VALUE
Watch this week's video on YouTube
The SQL Server FIRST_VALUE function makes it easy to return the "first value in an ordered set of values."
The problem is that if that...
2018-08-28
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Undercover Catalogue 0.1 Released
Easily Keep Track of All Your SQL Servers
We know what it’s like when you’ve got 101 SQL Servers to manage,...
2018-08-28
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More on Two Posts About PASS
Yesterday I linked to two really interesting posts about PASS and I hope you read them. I’ll start with a...
2018-08-28
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Deleting Azure SQL DB
So you want to do a clean-up exercise in Azure and remove some databases. You go to delete a database...
2018-08-28
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TSQL Tuesday #105: WrapUp
When I hosted this past TSQL-Tuesday, I fully expected to have the wrap-up done a few days later. Lots of...
2018-08-28
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Advantages of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Deployment Model
Are you just starting out with Azure and wonder: What is Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Deployment Model? Or what’s the...
2018-08-27
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Why I Love Extended Events, Reason 394: Customize Live Data
There are so many reasons to love Extended Events that it can really be overwhelming, but, one more reason that...
2018-08-27
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Copying formatted text out of a grid column.
I was reading a post today by Bert Wagner (b/t).
Displaying Long Variable Values in SQL Server
By the way, if...
2018-08-27
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Two Posts About PASS
I’m a little late getting to this, but I think both of these are worth reading:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-pass-group-leaders-sql-saturday-steve-rezhener-mba/https://medium.com/@SteffLocke/sqlsaturdays-shouldnt-give-up-pass-money-a478a97ee0c7Suggest you post any thoughts...
2018-08-27
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Blogs
Are Blogs Still Relevant? I Think They Still Are.
As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
Reading Blogs: T-SQL Tuesday #204
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? - T-SQL Tuesday #204
By alevyinroc
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
Forums
Pay for Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Pay for Performance, which is...
Slow - Linked server query
Hi I have this slow query that is pulling data from a linked server....
Too Many Choices
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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