TSQL ScriptDOM is a useful library for parsing scripts into an abstract syntax tree. I've built a web tool that helps visualize this tree as a learning exercise.
Foreword
I've leveraged...
2025-12-03 (first published: 2025-11-09)
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The crime spree in Digitown is not ending. This time 20 cars have been stolen and we need to find where they’re stored.
The problem
This is the abridged case description....
2025-06-09 (first published: 2025-05-16)
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The people of Digitown are being targeted by phishermen, and they need my help to stop them in their tracks.
The problem
The police have asked for our assistance, and we’ve...
2025-06-02 (first published: 2025-05-13)
197 reads
Another KDA case: Digitown’s utility bills suddenly doubled for no good reason. With the election coming up, I got pulled in to figure out what went wrong. I’ve got...
2025-05-30 (first published: 2025-05-02)
201 reads
I’ll walk through the KDA UI and tackle the first challenge before diving into the real cases.
The UI layout
This is what your layout might look like:
LHS menu where you...
2025-05-12 (first published: 2025-04-26)
36 reads
While I mostly write about SQL Server, I have a soft spot for Kusto. In this series, I will explore solutions to fun challenges collectively known as the Kusto...
2025-04-27 (first published: 2025-04-26)
107 reads
Learn how to deploy schema changes in an always-online SQL Server environment without a maintenance window. This utility reduces blocking and improves deployment success.
The problem
I attempted to deploy a...
2025-03-19 (first published: 2025-03-07)
199 reads
I haven’t had a rant post in a while. There is a saying: “Anything before the word ‘but’ is ignored”. I love Extended Events, but …
reading the extended event...
2024-11-04 (first published: 2024-10-18)
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I originally planned this post just as an answer to DBA Stack Overflow question: How can I get the list of tables in all the stored procedure? After preparing...
2024-09-13 (first published: 2024-08-26)
266 reads
This month’s invitation is from Mala Mahadevan (b) asking us how we manage the database code. Since this is my passion project, I have a few basic tips to...
2024-09-06 (first published: 2024-08-13)
418 reads
By Brian Kelley
If you want to learn better, pause more in your learning to intentionally review.
By John
If you’ve used Azure SQL Managed Instance General Purpose, you know the drill: to...
By DataOnWheels
Ramblings of a retired data architect Let me start by saying that I have...
Not sure if this is really a relational theory question but it seems about...
Hi everyone, Below is a consolidated summary of what we validated Architecture & data...
Hi all, I recently moved to a new employer who have their HA setup...
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers