Downtime
I was speaking at a conference recently and when I bumped into a friend, the first thing she said to...
2018-07-16
252 reads
Another MVP Award – 2018-2019
Gladly sharing that I got the news of my MVP award on 1st July. I am happy, honored, and humbled...
2018-07-16
247 reads
Book Review – Factfulness by Hans Rosling
I recently bought the book Factfulness – Ten Reasons we’re wrong about the world – And why things are better than you...
2018-07-23 (first published: 2018-07-15)
2,672 reads
SQL Server data flow into Excel template with Power Query function-based parameter
(2018-July-15) Your case is to create an Excel template with data extracted from a backend SQL Server database; it takes a...
2018-07-24 (first published: 2018-07-15)
2,519 reads
Install SQL via Windows Command Line
I have been on a mission to find easier ways to install SQL Server. I have recently been working on...
2018-07-13
2,180 reads
SQL Server : Understanding Backup and Restore operations using Docker Containers
In this article, we will discuss the concepts of database backup-and-restore operations on SQL Server Docker containers. This is certainly...
2018-07-12
412 reads
Save your execution plans!
Working with performance problems and query tuning can be a headache and take a lot of time. Most companies I...
2018-07-12
120 reads
Back to #SQLSat Louisville
Next week is SQL Saturday #729 – Lousiville and I’m making the trip. This will be my third or fourth trip...
2018-07-12
421 reads
Baton Rouge User Groups Networking Night
What a great evening of interesting presentations, professional networking, and Jambalaya!We had 5 speakers last night on topics covering: Availability Groups (me), software documentation, leveraging the SQL Server community,...
2018-07-12
26 reads
Balancing Security Concerns.
I have a presentation I do every now again on security basics that I’m actually quite proud of. One of...
2018-08-02 (first published: 2018-07-12)
1,976 reads
Blogs
Paginated Reporting at Scale: Choosing the Right Microsoft Platform
By Rayis Imayev
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."— Roy Batty, Nexus-6 Replicant, Blade Runner (1982)(2026-Nov-08) Yep,...
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
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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