2020-10-12
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Articles
Computed Column Performance in SQL Server
Computed columns may be the cause of hard to track down performance issues. In this article, Robert Sheldon reviews the issues and some ways to get around them.
2020-10-12
Create AT&T Network Hierarchy Diagrams using SQL Server Data
Diagrammatic support for large, complex hierarchical data structures in SQL Server.
2020-10-09 (first published: 2018-09-04)
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Auto Scaling Azure SQL DB using Automation runbooks
Learn how to auto scale an Azure SQL Database with Azure runbooks and using an existing runbook from the runbooks gallery.
2020-10-09
Welcome to Redgate Deploy and Cross-platform Database DevOps
Until now, organizations wanting to introduce database DevOps have had to rely on – and purchase – different tools and solutions for different databases. A new cross-platform database DevOps solution, Redgate Deploy, changes the rules. Find out why in this latest blog post.
2020-10-09
PowerShell Day by Day: Filtering Objects
In my last article, The Basics of PowerShell Day By Day, I covered some basics of getting started. These articles aren't intended to replace some of the getting started information in things like the Stairway to PowerShell. Instead, I am covering some of the tips, tricks, techniques, and bits of knowledge that I wish I'd […]
2020-10-08
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How We Ended up with Git
Git is used by many teams for version control. In this article, Dino Esposito takes a look back at the history of source control and how git became the popular tool it is today.
2020-10-08
Creating and Using Inline Table-Valued Functions
Inline Table Valued Functions (iTVFs) are one type of user defined function that is available to implement in SQL Server since SQL Server 2000.
iTVFs remain a very useful tool in our SQL armoury, so let's quickly revisit them and the different ways we can use them in our code.
2020-10-07 (first published: 2020-09-08)
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Improve Power BI Performance with Horizontal Filtering
In this third part of this Power BI optimization series we look at how horizontal filtering and other changes can improve overall performance
2020-10-07
Experimenting with PostgreSQL in a Container
Learn how to get started using a container to run PostgreSQL, or really any other RDBMS, including a gotcha to watch out for.
2020-10-06
3,641 reads
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Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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