Perform Data Filtering in Oracle Link to SQL Server
Learn how to perform data filtering in Oracle Linux using a database link to SQL Server
Getting Started with SQL Data Masker: I Need to Mask some Columns
Grant Fritchey explains the core rules and features of Data Masker, and how you go about using them to mask columns, so that when the data is used outside the production system it could not identify an individual or reveal sensitive information.
Reduce CPU of Large Analytic Queries Without Changing Code
Microsoft introduced several features called Intelligent Query Processing for SQL Server in 2017 and 2019 that can improve performance without making changes to code. In this article, Greg Larsen demonstrates the feature Batch Mode on Rowstore.
Why QUOTENAME is important
Why good use of QUOTENAME can easily prevent injection and unexpected behaviour in Dynamic SQL.
Help us define the State of Database Monitoring in 2020
The State of SQL Server Monitoring was launched in 2018. This year we are interested in gathering insight across database platforms, not just SQL Server. Have your say and take the survey to be first to receive the report and enter your chance to win a $500 Amazon voucher.
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The First Time I Had to Restore a Database
Do you remember the very first time you had to do a database restore to fix something you messed up?
Implementing Reporting Application Enhancements with No Downtime
The purpose of this article is to detail steps that would help implement an enhancement to reporting application that uses SQL Server Database (or any other database) in backend without causing downtime to reporting application.
Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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Question of the Day
PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Tables
Which of the following psql meta commands (also called backslash or slash commands) will provide information about tables within a database?
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