Natural vs Artificial Primary Keys
There has been a long standing debate over the use of a natural primary key vs an artificial one. I...
2016-08-29
1,251 reads
SQLStudies
Copying an on-premise Database to an Azure SQL Database
Continuing my exploration of Azure the next logical step seemed to be copying an on-premise database up to the cloud....
2016-09-06 (first published: 2016-08-24)
1,834 reads
Cloud Security
In case you hadn’t noticed I’ve recently started looking at the cloud and what it entails. Well one of those...
2016-08-22
652 reads
RBAR vs Batch
Many years ago Jeff Moden (of SQL Server Central fame) came up with the concept of RBAR. Row-By-Agonizing-Row. At it’s...
2016-08-25 (first published: 2016-08-17)
2,717 reads
Temper, Temper
Possibly the single most influential event in my career happened over 25 years ago. I lost my temper at a...
2016-08-15
1,054 reads
Write-Only permissions
Yep, that’s right, you heard me. Write-Only not Read-Only. I was presenting SQL Server Security Basics at NTSSUG the other...
2016-08-11
617 reads
Azure: What’s the difference between SQL Database and SQL Server?
If you want to blog T-SQL Tuesday is a great way to get started. On the first Tuesday of each...
2016-08-09
604 reads
What’s the difference between LEFT and RIGHT OUTER JOINs?
A DBA walked into a bar, saw a couple of tables, and asked “Can I JOIN you?”
There are several different...
2016-08-03
1,291 reads
Using impersonation to allow a task without granting the required permission.
I use impersonation on a regular basis for a number of different tasks. This one is pretty basic but can...
2016-08-03 (first published: 2016-08-01)
2,032 reads
When was this database restored?
I frequently need to know where backups went and I restore those backups for operational recovery on a regular basis....
2016-07-27
856 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198 Roundup: How Do You Detect Data Changes?
Thank you to everyone who participated in T-SQL Tuesday #198! When I wrote the...
Optimizing Redshift Performance by Configuring WLM Queues
Efficient query performance in Amazon Redshift often comes down to how well you manage...
PowerShell Strikes Back: Return of the Loop
By gbargsley
Welcome back to PowerShell Strikes Back. We’re three weeks in, and the training is...
Forums
Dealing with huge heap tables
Recently, our dev teams approach me for advice on improving their huge heap table...
Merge Replication failing with Error converting data type nvarchar to numeric
After upgrading 2 Merge Replicated databases to SQL 2022 and re-establishing the Merge Replication...
Why Your Index Isn't Being Used? - Reading Execution Plans to Find the Real Culprit
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Why Your Index Isn't Being...
Question of the Day
Distance Metric Algorithms
What are the distance metric algorithms that can be used in VECTOR_DISTANCE()?
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