Giving Computers Ethics
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Introduction to Attribute Relationships in SSAS
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Because of my job with Redgate (which I love and will never leave even after I’m dead), I spend a lot of time learning about compliance and all the new laws and regulations coming out of things like the GDPR and the CCPA (they changed the name evidently). However, I’m a nerd. I’m not a […]
Incremental Package Deployment – A SSIS 2016 Feature
This article provides step by step instructions to deploy individual SSIS packages in a project deployment model.
Changing SET options in a Procedure or Trigger leads to Recompilation (PE012)
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Performance Tuning Means 3 Things
Brent Ozar discusses performance tuning and how From the outside it looks more complicated than it is, but at the end of the day, it always comes back to just 3 knobs and knowing which ones you can turn.
Introduction to PIVOT operator in SQL
Learn how to use the PIVOT operator in SQL in a step-by-step manner.
Efficient Solutions to Gaps and Islands Challenges
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Backup to Immutable Storage
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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