Computed Column Performance in SQL Server
Computed columns may be the cause of hard to track down performance issues. In this article, Robert Sheldon reviews the issues and some ways to get around them.
Create AT&T Network Hierarchy Diagrams using SQL Server Data
Diagrammatic support for large, complex hierarchical data structures in SQL Server.
What's the Lunch Factor?
DevOps is about being effective and getting work out to customers. Today Steve notes that the lunch factor might help you reexamine your software development process.
Auto Scaling Azure SQL DB using Automation runbooks
Learn how to auto scale an Azure SQL Database with Azure runbooks and using an existing runbook from the runbooks gallery.
Welcome to Redgate Deploy and Cross-platform Database DevOps
Until now, organizations wanting to introduce database DevOps have had to rely on – and purchase – different tools and solutions for different databases. A new cross-platform database DevOps solution, Redgate Deploy, changes the rules. Find out why in this latest blog post.
PowerShell Day by Day: Filtering Objects
In my last article, The Basics of PowerShell Day By Day, I covered some basics of getting started. These articles aren't intended to replace some of the getting started information in things like the Stairway to PowerShell. Instead, I am covering some of the tips, tricks, techniques, and bits of knowledge that I wish I'd […]
Pulling Together
A number of companies worked together to ensure that they could meet the challenge of the NHS. Sharing data was critical to this effort.
How We Ended up with Git
Git is used by many teams for version control. In this article, Dino Esposito takes a look back at the history of source control and how git became the popular tool it is today.
Blogs
Questions and Answers from Running a Local LLM
By Steve Jones
I had a few random questions from my Running a Local LLM on Your...
Overview of Claude AI Models: Which One to Choose?
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For those entering the AI space whether professionally or personally I wanted to give...
Houston AI-Lytics 2026–Powerpoint Slides
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Thanks to everyone for attending my session on running a Local LLM. If you...
Forums
A question about how to store the address in the database
I have an app that has an address field on the customer and the...
SSIS package failing intermittently on last Excel Component
Good Afternoon, I have a Job which "fires" off an SSIS package (that is...
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: JSON_ARRAYAGG
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Question of the Day
Multiple Sequence Values
How do I easily get the next 12 sequence values from a sequence object?
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