Drop and Recreate all Synonyms
Had a quick job the other day restoring a pair of databases under different names which is all straight forward...
2014-10-27
152 reads
SQL Server Rocks!
Convert UK Postcode to Latitude/Longitude/Northing/Easting using SQL CLR
Just a quick post this time. I had a requirement to convert a small number of UK based postcodes to...
2014-09-25
2,542 reads
Convert UK Postcode to Latitude/Longitude/Northing/Easting using SQL CLR
Just a quick post this time. I had a requirement to convert a small number of UK based postcodes to...
2014-09-25
1,082 reads
Using indexed views on ANY core SQL server edition
I was having a discussion the other day and was quite surprised to hear that there still appears to be...
2014-09-02 (first published: 2014-08-26)
7,863 reads
Using indexed views on ANY core SQL server edition
I was having a discussion the other day and was quite surprised to hear that there still appears to be...
2014-08-26
159 reads
Thank You SQLBits!
Just a very quick post to say thank you to all the organisers, speakers, helpers, sponsors, venue staff, caterers, party...
2014-07-25
625 reads
Thank You SQLBits!
Just a very quick post to say thank you to all the organisers, speakers, helpers, sponsors, venue staff, caterers, party...
2014-07-25
127 reads
Time for a change in career
A few months back I made the decision to leave the relative comfort and security of my permanent role and...
2014-07-09
563 reads
Deferred-drop tipping point
I was intrigued by the deferred-drop feature that has been inside SQL since SQL Server 2000 SP3 after watching one...
2014-05-31
1,726 reads
Most important feature of SQL 2014
There are a whole raft of cool new features in 2014 including things like In-Memory OLTP, increased Azure integration/options and...
2014-04-29
1,623 reads
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Moving to Rancher Desktop
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I’ve been very happy with Docker Desktop for years, running it on both laptop...
Logging in Azure Data Factory data flows
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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...
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Improve SQL Server 2016 T-SQL Code Quality with Smart Validation Tool
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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