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Stairway to SQLCLR

Stairway to SQLCLR Level 2: Sample Stored Procedure and Function

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In the second level of our Stairway to SQLCLR, we look at how to enable the SQLCLR in SQL Server. We then build an assembly, store procedure, and a function that can be called from your T-SQL code.

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2020-07-09 (first published: )

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Stairway to SSAS Tabular

Stairway to SSAS Tabular Level 7: Time Intelligence

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Time Intelligence is a common methodology in Dimensional Modeling that allows for calculations of measures based on relative dates. These include “To-Date” measures like Year to Date or Quarter to Date as well as Previous Period comparisons. Once these are created within a model, other DAX functions can be used for metrics like Year over […]

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2022-10-24 (first published: )

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The Basics - Level 1 of the Stairway to Query Store

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Introduction Instead of going straight into the topic of the Query Store, I would like to start this Stairway Series by mentioning a few performance tuning scenarios that are very common to production DBAs. I think most of us have been in one of these situations at some time: An application experiencing slowness after a […]

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2020-10-07 (first published: )

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Stairway to Database Containers Level 1: Getting Started with Database Containers

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In the first level of the Stairway to Database Containers, we learn how to get started with Docker for Windows, downloading an image, and starting a container.

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2024-07-28 (first published: )

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