SQL Prompt's new command palette provides a fast way to navigate the tool's functionality via a single keyboard shortcut: ALT+S. Phil Factor explains how you can use the command palette to find and execute SQL Prompt functionality and common SSMS commands, as well as search for database objects.
Steve Jones notes that PowerShell seems to becoming an easier to use language for SQL Server professionals.
To return detail data using DAX, use the table functions. Adam Aspin covers UNION, EXCEPT, INTERSECT, and CALCULATETABLE in this article.
Managing your entire SQL Server estate, on premises, in the cloud or a hybrid, with instant problem diagnosis, intelligent and customizable alerting has never been more vital. Discover how Redgate’s SQL Monitor enables all this from a single pane of glass.
Learn how to use Azure Data Studio to access a Central Management Server.
A guest editorial today looks at the OS debate: Windows v Linux.
Describing a route from a basic, 'managed' system of database development to use of branching and merging and CI, using Flyway. By taking these steps, you'll reduce development conflicts, lift testing restrictions, and the organization will have much more flexibility on the release of features and bugfixes.
In this article we cover situations where using a loop in T-SQL to process data for time series analysis is beneficial to get the desired results.
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On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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