Breaking Down DENSE_RANK(): A Step-by-Step Guide for SQL Enthusiasts
Learn how it works and how to use the DENSE_RANK() function in your code.
Department of Redundancy Department
Ever wonder all the reasons that we use databases instead of file systems? While we don’t think of it too much anymore, the first reason that databases came into existence was to remove redundancies.
Stairway to Advanced T-SQL Level 4: Record Level Processing Using Transact-SQL Cursors
Using a CURSOR is not normally the best way to process through a set of records. Yet when a seasoned programmer moves to writing TSQL for the first time they frequently look for ways to process a sets of records one row at a time. They do this because they are not used to thinking about processing records as a set. In order to process through a TSQL record set a row at a time you can use a cursor. A cursor is a record set that is defined with the DECLARE CURSOR statement. Cursors can be defined as either read-only or updatable. In this article I will introduce you to using cursors to do record level processing one row at a time.
The Code Freeze
Today Steve discusses code freezes, those times when you don't allow changes to be made by developers.
SQL Server Plan Cache Bloat Performance Impacts
Learn about the SQL Server plan cache and how SQL Server caches query plans, and the potential of plan cache bloat which could impact performance.
SQL Server 2022 Build List
This is a list of the builds for SQL Server 2022. There are other build lists available here. A list of all the builds that I can find and install on my Build VM. If you find a build not listed here, please let the webmaster know (webmaster at sqlservercentral.com). All builds are listed in reverse […]
Joining Queries in Azure Data Factory on Cosmos DB Sources
This article shows how you can use two Cosmos DB dataets in Azure Data Factory and join them on a common column.
Blogs
A New Word: Apolytus
By Steve Jones
apolytus– n. the moment you realize you are changing as a person, finally outgrowing...
Tired of Tedious SQL Queries? AI Tools Can Automate The Boring Parts
If you've ever wrestled with complex SQL code, you know the drill. Hours spent...
Check your regions people
Today I was having a nice discussion with some colleagues about Fabric and pricing/licensing...
Forums
Issues backing up Analysis Services databases - silent failures
I have a PowerShell script that I use to automate the backup of Analysis...
Read Only Replica in SQL Server Standard
By Stewart "Arturius" Campbell
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Identifying Customer Buying Pattern in Power BI - Part 1
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Question of the Day
Read Only Replica in SQL Server Standard
Our environment runs using SQL Server Standard. We are implementing Availability groups. Our database has been experiencing high read volumes, so I want to let the application read the Synchronized Secondary replica, as I read that HADR does this. Can we implement this?
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