Time for a Change
I am ecstatic to say I have joined Denny Cherry and Associates Consulting.
Lone No More
I am happy, excited, and nostalgic...
2017-04-17
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The Age of Data and Software Development
I am so excited to be a data professional in the modern era. Yeah, 15-20 years ago, it was cool...
2017-04-17
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What is the “cost” in Cost Threshold for Parallelism?
tl;dr; While at one point the cost of a query was an estimated time to run in seconds, today it’s...
2017-04-17
517 reads
Agent Phases in VSTS Deployment
VSTS (Visual Studio Team Services) continues to grow and change over time. It seems every few months I see some...
2017-04-17
1,667 reads
The Dead Tree Database
“We have all of that information. It’s in a database in my office.” This phrase was music to my ears....
2017-04-27 (first published: 2017-04-17)
1,550 reads
Normal approximation to binomial distribution using T-SQL and R
In the previous post I demonstrated the use of binomial formula to calculate probabilities of events occurring in certain situations....
2017-04-17
1,454 reads
Making VSTS Deployment Changes to Databases without Breaking Your Application
One of the things that I do a lot is demo changes to databases with CI/CD in a DevOps fashion....
2017-04-17
806 reads
DBA 101: Comparing two SQL plans
Simple post today: How to compare two plans in SSMS.
This task is a task that is often done by a...
2017-04-18 (first published: 2017-04-14)
2,048 reads
Way Off-topic: Why cutting the cord was right for me
FYI: This one is way off topic so don’t expect to find any fancy SQL tips here.
I did it. I...
2017-04-14
495 reads
Power BI and Data Security – Row Level Security (RLS)
As Power BI becomes more prevalent in data analytics and visualization within the enterprise, data security becomes a significant concern....
2017-04-25 (first published: 2017-04-14)
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Blogs
New article – migrating from a named instance
By Brian Kelley
Do you have a case where you have a named instance you'd like to...
Using the SIGN() Function: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was trolling the docs and noticed the SIGN() function. I have never written...
T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
By ReviewMyDB
The T-SQL Tuesday #201 round-up: nine bloggers on whether temp tables are a friend...
Forums
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Kerberos Authentication for Aurora PostgreSQL: Mapping AD Groups to Database Roles
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RegEx Functions I
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions I
Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?
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