SQL Server Database Experimentation Assistant - How to Run a Capture
DEA
Very basic look at the setup as I couldn’t find much documentation on this when I last tried this out in 2018. Maybe it will help you get started...
2019-02-07
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Versions of Stored Procedures
I never knew this, but stored procedures have versions.
I was browsing the CREATE PROCEDURE doc page, and stumbled upon this...
2019-02-06
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When the buffer pool isn’t just in memory
Last time we looked at the four major components of a computer system, and then looked at the SQL Server...
2019-02-06
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Azure Data Factory integration with GitHub
(2019-Feb-06) Working with Azure Data Factory (ADF) enables me to build and monitor my Extract Transform Load (ETL) workflows in Azure....
2019-02-06
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Midlands PASS Meeting for April 2019
The Midlands PASS April 2019 meeting will be held on April 2nd and we’ll be welcoming Matt Gordon (twitter | website)!
Meeting...
2019-02-06
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Using Cloud Academy
The other day I talked about using Microsoft Learn. Well, honestly, Cloud Academy is the learning tool I’ve been using...
2019-02-06
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What is Azure Key Vault?
Keys and secrets (AKA passwords) are an essential part of data protection management not only on-premises, but within the cloud...
2019-02-06
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Bad indexing can show up in wait statistics
At first, this statement might sound a bit confusing. Usually, we expect wait statistics to show us what a query...
2019-02-06
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Automating T-SQL for Azure SQL Database via Logic Apps
Have you ever wanted to capture the T-SQL, waits, sessions IDs (etc) at a specific time for Azure SQL Database?...
2019-02-06
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SQL server connection and blocking finding script
SQL server connection and blocking finding script...
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2019-02-06
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Blogs
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Flyway Tips: Analytics Platforms (Snowflake and Databricks)
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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