This article demonstrates a cross-RDBMS way of searching through a set of SQL migration files, in the right order, to get a narrative summary of what changes were made, or will be made, to one or more of the tables or routines within each migration file. Getting these summary reports, even from a set of SQL migrations, isn't difficult, but having a few examples makes it a lot quicker to get started.
Microsoft Power BI is an interactive data visualization tool primarily designed with business intelligence in mind. Apart from being a visualization tool, it also has some built-in security features that we will discuss in this article.
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Microsoft is recommending more security for SQL Servers, including dev and test instances. Do you agree this is a good idea? Would you implement this?
Your first speakers in the lineup for PASS Data Community Summit 2023 have been announced! Check out the full details for this year's Pre-Cons and Learning Pathways, and find out why some of our speakers are particularly excited for what’s in store this year.
This article will show you how to page through a set of results using the OFFSET and FETCH options of the ORDER BY clause.
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The ability to pause and then resume index rebuilds has been added to SQL Server. This is a fantastic feature, and with the release of SQL Server 2019, we can now replicate it on the actual create index process. Learn how to use this feature in this short article.
A lot of today’s questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento have a common theme, but it’s just a coincidence. Listen to the answers.
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I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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