Daily Coping 1 Mar 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-03-01
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Heap Tables
In today’s blog posting I want to talk about Heap Tables in SQL Server. Heap tables are tables without a Clustered Index. A table in SQL Server can have...
2022-03-01
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SQL Homework – March 2022 – Formatting
Please write the following on the chalk board 100 times. Queries should be readable!Queries should be readable!Queries should be readable!Queries ... Continue reading
2022-03-01
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SQL Homework – March 2022 – Formatting
Please write the following on the chalk board 100 times. Queries should be readable!Queries should be readable!Queries should be readable!Queries ... Continue reading
2022-03-01
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Recipe 7: Finding Unused Tables
Welcome toa new recipe of this Extended Events cookbook! You will find the first blog post of the series here and you can browse all recipes with the xesmarttarget...
2022-03-01
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Setup Resource-Based Kerberos Constrained Delegation for Group Managed Service Accounts
In my previous post, I discussed how to setup Kerberos constrained delegation and a limitation of using that method. This post will discuss how we can used resource-based Kerberos...
2022-03-01
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Expert Series webinar – Understanding SQL Server on VMware Storage Options
I’m thrilled to be presenting a new session on SQL Server-on-VMware storage performance tuning as part one of four in the ActualTech Media Expert webinar series this Friday, March...
2022-02-28
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Dynamically Map JSON to SQL in Azure Data Factory
We’re reading in some JSON files in Azure Data Factory (ADF), for example for a REST API. We’re storing the data in a relational table (SQL Server, Azure SQL...
2022-02-28
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A New Command Palette in SQL Prompt
I’ve gotten used to using the Command Palette in VS Code/ADS/Sublime Text regularly to find some setting or change something. What felt strange at first has become a habit...
2022-02-28
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How can a table with 0 records use so much space?
Just like that puppy you got during the pandemic, your databases hunger for more. And they grow. And occasionally make a mess. I’ll stop the analogy. Anyhow, it’s worthwhile...
2022-02-28
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Blogs
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
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