SQL Server Blog quarterly review
This SQL Server blog roll talks about the few blog articles I have published in last couple of months. I am certain you would like reading
The post SQL...
2024-01-08 (first published: 2024-01-01)
183 reads
SQL Server Citation - SQL Blog by Hemantgiri S. Goswami, SQL MVP
Create failed for Availability Group
Ever since the release of Always On Availability Group (AG or HADR) in SQL Server 2012 the adoption ratio is increasing. A lots of my clients too are adopting...
2024-01-03 (first published: 2023-12-25)
2,901 reads
PostgreSQL Backup Failure
In this blog post I wrote a tip about fixing the PostgreSQL backup failure issue. The error was directing about the permission issue.
The post PostgreSQL Backup Failure appeared first...
2023-12-04
882 reads
Job Description of a DBA
I have curated the list of activities of a DBA or one can say Job Description of a DBA. DBA needs to adapt and keep learning new technologies
The...
2023-12-11 (first published: 2023-11-27)
1,480 reads
Force parameterization is powerful-feature
Force parameterization in Microsoft SQL Server is a feature designed to optimize query performance by converting literal values in Transact-SQL statements into parameters. This process helps in plan reuse,...
2023-11-27 (first published: 2023-11-13)
698 reads
How to write efficient TSQL
This is an article on How to write efficient TSQL. When it comes to composing T-SQL (Transact-SQL) code, there exist a multitude of vital considerations developers should bear in...
2023-11-20 (first published: 2023-11-06)
1,001 reads
Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Final
In this final and summary post on the blog series of Common Mistakes in SQL Server I have pen down about auto growth, use of null values, implicit conversion...
2023-11-15 (first published: 2023-10-30)
547 reads
Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Final
In this final and summary post on the blog series of Common Mistakes in SQL Server I have pen down about auto growth, use of null values, implicit conversion...
2023-10-30
5 reads
Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 6
In SQL Server, there are various scenarios in which you may want to consider recompiling a query or a stored procedure to ensure optimal query performance. Recompilation generates a...
2023-11-06 (first published: 2023-10-23)
746 reads
Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 6
In SQL Server, there are various scenarios in which you may want to consider recompiling a query or a stored procedure to ensure optimal query performance. Recompilation generates a...
2023-10-23
16 reads
Blogs
Moving to Rancher Desktop
By Steve Jones
I’ve been very happy with Docker Desktop for years, running it on both laptop...
Logging in Azure Data Factory data flows
By Rayis Imayev
(2025-June-15) Long gone are the days when a data engineer could simply focus on building...
ADF: Publish suddenly includes everything where it used to be incremental changes since the last publish
By Ed Elliott
I recently encountered an interesting issue with ADF where the publish feature suddenly attempted...
Forums
disable remote access
If I configure remote access to 0 on my servers, am I right in...
Creating Maintenance plan to run annually
What is the best way to set the schedule of a maintenance plan or...
Crosstabs and Pre-Aggregations - Reporting on Steroids by Jeff Moden
The LA Data Platform User Group had a necessary speaker cancellation for the group...
Question of the Day
How Many Can Be the Greatest
I am trying to analyze a number of columns in a large table to determine the highest value for each row. In SQL Server 2022, we have the GREATEST function, which will return the greatest value from those columns passed in. How many columns can I include in an expression like this:
select GREATEST( col1, col2, col3, ...)See possible answers