Azure Synapse Analytics Data Integration and Orchestration
In this tip we are going to build a sample data pipeline and explore Azure Synapse Analytics data integration and orchestration features.
SQL Server MSDB Database Tutorial
In this tutorial we will cover common questions related to the SQL Server msdb database. This is one of the standard system databases that are part of every SQL Server installation. This tutorial will give you a better idea of what the msdb database...
Corporate Career Progression
Today Steve looks at the career paths that might, or might not, exist inside an organization.
Monitoring Amazon RDS SQL Servers to Optimize Performance and Manage Costs
Israel Valverde explains the triple benefits of extending SQL Monitor to cover your SQL Server instances running on Amazon RDS, in terms of SQL Server performance optimization, controlling AWS-hosting costs, and in having a single, unified view of the health of all your SQL Servers, regardless of where they are hosted.
SQL Server REPLACE
In this article we look at the SQL Server REPLACE function and show several examples of how this can be used to replace text values in strings.
Goodbye to PASS
On December 17, the PASS organization announced the news that it would cease operations on January 15, 2021. Since the announcement, folks have been scrambling to figure out how to keep their user groups and events going or downloading recordings. By the way, if you need assistance with your user group, please reach out to […]
Azure DWH part 14: PolyBase to access to Non relational data
In this article, we will learn how to work with PolyBase using Azure SQL DWH.
Merry Christmas 2020
Merry Christmas today. Happy Holidays to all of you, for whichever holiday you celebrate this time of year. It's been a long, hard year, but I hope you are healthy and happy as we close out 2020. Hopefully next year is more enjoyable for all of us.
Stored Procedure in SQL Server with R Code
In this article we will explore how to create custom stored procedures using R which is basically an R function that can be called from a SQL Server stored procedure.
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
I have a quick question on Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance . Do we...
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers