system_health Extended Events in Azure SQL Database
The system_health Extended Events session is incredibly useful. Further, it’s running, by default, in every server you have under management...
2019-03-04
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SQL Homework – March 2019 – Reconfigure tempdb
You’ve heard of tempdb right? It’s one of the system databases. All of the system databases are important but poor...
2019-03-15 (first published: 2019-03-04)
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Database management: what’s in it for me?
Meet Lisa; she’s a marketing manager with an international travel company. She recently bought a new handbag online. She’d spotted her favorite brand, in the right color and at...
2019-03-04
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Database management: what’s in it for me?
Meet Lisa; she’s a marketing manager with an international travel company. She recently bought a new handbag online. She’d spotted...
2019-03-04
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Speaking at Techorama 2019
I’m delighted to announce I’ll be giving a talk at Techorama 2019. It’s one of the best events I’ve ever been to and I’ll be in the good company...
2019-03-04
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Weekly reading #5
Last week was busy the busy one. The SQL Bits, SQL Server CTP 2.3 and other great stuff have come...
2019-03-04
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Speaking: Rochester SQL Server User Group March 2019
Probably a bit late getting this posted but I will be speaking at the March 5, 2019 meeting of the Rochester SQL Server User group (RSVP link). I don’t...
2019-03-04
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Last Week Reading (2019-03-03)
Hey everyone! I was very busy at the SQLBits conference last week, but it did not stop me to prepare...
2019-03-03
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SSMS tip: Splitting the same query window
This is a trick I use in SQL Server Management Studio at least once a week.
Today’s scripts will be screenshots...
2019-03-18 (first published: 2019-03-02)
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Transforming Data With Azure Data Factory Data Flow
Azure Data Factory (ADF) offers a convenient cloud-based platform for orchestrating data from and to on-premise, on-cloud, and hybrid sources...
2019-03-01
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Blogs
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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