The nuances of MySQL indexes
Indexes are critical for database performance. In this article, Lukas Vieikis explains the many types of indexes available with MySQL.
Webinar: Introducing Database DevOps
Join Microsoft Data Platform MVP, and AWS Community Builder Grant Fritchey to discover what we mean by Database DevOps, why you need to include the database in your DevOps initiative and the benefits its offer you, your teams, and your organization.
Will Hosted Services Take Your Job?
This week I was honored to be able to attend, and present a session at, SQLDay in Wroclaw Poland. I fell in love with Poland the very first time I attended this event, so I look forward to any time I can go again. This year, Pavel Potasinski presented the keynote: The Evolution of the […]
The Script Activity in Azure Data Factory
Learn about using the Script activity in Azure Data Factory to run DDL or DML statements.
Summit Learning Pathways Announced
Whatever your learning objectives or career goals are, Summit has the guided learning pathways you need to achieve them. Summit attendees can choose from 9 learning pathways, featuring over 40 industry-leading speakers, which have been designed to walk you through a specific set of learning outcomes to ensure that you leave Summit with the skills you need to make an immediate impact in your organization. Presenters include Ginger Grant, John Morehouse, Erin Stellato, Dustin Vannoy, and many more!
The ins and outs of joining tables in SQL Server
Most database queries require joining tables. In this article, Greg Larsen explains the ins and outs of joining tables in SQL Server.
Living Up To Your Word
Steve feels it is not only important to keep your word, but communicate clearly what you mean to others.
Your First Repo in Azure Data Studio or VS Code
Learn how to get started with Git and avoid the command line by using VS Code or Azure Data Studio.
Blogs
Prime Day Recommendations
By Steve Jones
It’s Prime Day. A few of my recommendations, since I want to do some...
Fabric for Operational Reporting & SQL Endpoint Trap
With Fabric Mirroring, Microsoft is promoting a nice and appealing story for operational reporting...
Crawl, Walk, Run with Agentic Development of Power BI Assets
If you’ve been watching AI roll through the data community and thinking, “this seems...
Forums
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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Concurrency and Baseline Control: Level 5 of the Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments
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Spending Time in the Office
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Question of the Day
Multiple Values Inserted
I have this code on SQL Server 2022. What happens when it runs all at once?
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.Commission GO CREATE TABLE dbo.Commission (id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1,1) CONSTRAINT CommissionPK PRIMARY KEY , salesperson VARCHAR(20) , commission VARCHAR(20) ) GO INSERT dbo.Commission ( salesperson, commission) VALUES ( 'Brian', 12 ), ( 'Brian', 'None' ) GOSee possible answers