SQL Server Table Design Guidelines - Data Types, Designing for Deletes and Primary Keys
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Security in the cloud: Whose responsibility is it?
While the cloud is recognized as more secure than on-premises servers and infrastructures, it does come with the often talked about shared responsibility model. Cloud providers are responsible for security ‘of’ the cloud, while their clients are responsible for security ‘in’ the cloud. Find out more in this Q&A with Dustin Dorsey
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The PASS Data Community Summit First Timer Guide
The 2023 First-Timer guide to the PASS Data Community Summit is available from Edwin Sarmiento
Time-Series Data Analysis with Apache Druid
Learn the basics of Apache Druid and how it can be used to ingest data into a data lake.
Is your organization using MongoDB? Help the Redgate Flyway team understand your pain points
Is MongoDB in use within your organization? The Flyway development team is adding MongoDB support into Flyway and would like to better understand the current pain points. If you are able help, or are interested in finding out more, please participate in our 5-minute survey.
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No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
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Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
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AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers