SQL Declare Variable Code Examples
This tutorial will discuss using variables with SQL DECLARE along with various examples.
Filtered Indexes: The Developer’s Secret Weapon in SQL Server
Learn about filtered indexes in SQL Server, how they work, and how they can help improve performance.
Is Data Modeling Common?
Today Steve tasks data modeling and wonders how many people still build and maintain models.
The Version Store Won’t Clear If ANY Database Has Open Transactions.
Short story: what the title says.
Personal Contact Is Vital
I'm writing this while in hiding at the PASS Data Community Summit that's taking place in Seattle this week. I just had a real surprise, finding out that DocumentDB is PostgreSQL under the covers and always has been. However, as much as I enjoy talking PostgreSQL, for the moment, I'll shut up about it. Instead, […]
UNLOGGED Tables in PostgreSQL: When Speed Matters More Than Durability
Learn about unlogged tables and how they work in PostgreSQL.
JSON Data Extract from SQL Server 2025
JSON is a complex data type used for representing objects with various properties. With JSON you follow the key-value pattern where the key is a string and the value can be of different data types. What are some common ways to work with JSON in SQL Server?
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Reading SQL Server File Headers with DBCC FILEHEADER
I’ve been doing a deep dive into SQL Server on-disk structures lately, and one...
T-SQL Tuesday #197 – An impactful session or two from a conference – RECAP
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Thanks to everyone who joined the blog party this month. I noticed three themes...
OpenClaw- Agentic Engineering
By Vinay Thakur
This week has training on AI – Cyber security experts – Omar Santos and...
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences V
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can generate values before an insert statement is executed?
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