Local Temporary Tables and Table Variables
Peter He examines the differences between temporary tables and table variables in SQL Server, showing when you might want to choose one over the other.
The Price of SQL Server
SQL Server is an expensive product to license. Or is it? Steve Jones asks today if you feel it's expensive, and what price might you want to pay.
Database Indexing Development Lifecycle...Say What?
Creating good indexes on your database doesn't happen by mistake--you need to have a plan. Greg Larsen shows you how, beginning with a discussion on the indexing development lifecycle.
House of Commons Justice Committee Related to The European Union's Data Protection-Retention Directives
Just this past week on Tuesday afternoon, U.K. Information Commissioner Christopher Graham spoke in the Wilson Room for the House...
A Genetic Algorithm Sample in T-SQL
Bill Talada brings us an interesting use of T-SQL. Imagine you have a robot moving around a grid and it needs to complete various actions. How do you find the smart robots across many generations?
Dodge, Dip, Dive, Duck, and Dodge
Laptop issues have Steve Jones upset with Toshiba. Today he talks about the obligations companies have to stand behind their support agreements and not try to dodge them.
Dodge, Dip, Dive, Duck, and Dodge
Laptop issues have Steve Jones upset with Toshiba. Today he talks about the obligations companies have to stand behind their support agreements and not try to dodge them.
Dodge, Dip, Dive, Duck, and Dodge
Laptop issues have Steve Jones upset with Toshiba. Today he talks about the obligations companies have to stand behind their support agreements and not try to dodge them.
Dodge, Dip, Dive, Duck, and Dodge
Laptop issues have Steve Jones upset with Toshiba. Today he talks about the obligations companies have to stand behind their support agreements and not try to dodge them.
Blogs
Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas
By Steve Jones
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent...
Microsoft Fabric Data Agents: Bringing Structured and Unstructured Data Together
By James Serra
Most enterprise questions do not live neatly in one place. The numbers may be...
Keeping Redshift System Table History Past 7 Days with S3 Tables
Redshift keeps its SYS_* monitoring views for seven days in cluster, which is fine...
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Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
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