Compare SQL Server Results of Two Queries
Code Tuning | Data Comparison | T-SQL Samples - In this tip we look at a simple way to compare the output from two different queries that are supposed to provide the same output to make sure the query results are exactly the same for both.
Why you should include the database in your 2020 IT strategy
With 2020 just around the corner, organizations of all shapes and sizes are considering what the next 12 months plans should look like. Here is what you need to know about including the database in your plans.
A Big Week for the Data Platform
Steve highlights a few items from a busy Microsoft and SQL Server news week.
The Network Bottleneck
Computer networks are critical for our work, but if they get clogged with new types of data, we might have a problem.
What’s New in SQL Server 2019
In this video Brent takes a 40-minute look at some of his favorite new features: deferred compilation for table variables, adaptive memory grants, adaptive joins, and air_quote_actual plans
How Fiducia & GAD scaled with SQL Monitor
When growth was expected on the horizon for Fiducia & GAD, hiring more DBAs was not an option. With SQL Monitor they were able to scale at an unprecedented rate- 150 new servers and 70+ applications in one year.
Introduction to DevOps: Database Delivery
Before including the database in your DevOps pipeline, you’ll need to decide if you are going to use a state-based or migrations-based approach. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains the difference between them and discusses the benefits of each.
Predictions for PASS
Steve is missing the PASS opening keynote, but he has a few predictions for the day.
Blogs
Monitoring Fabric Mirroring for SQL 2025
I previously wrote about how the underlying technology for Fabric mirroring changed with SQL...
Monday Monitor Tips: Intelligent Alert Thresholds
By Steve Jones
At the recent Redgate Summit in Chicago, I demo’d (lightly) the ML based Alert...
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
Forums
Seeding a Fabric Warehouse with dbt for Visual Studio Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Seeding a Fabric Warehouse with dbt for Visual Studio Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Doing the Little Things
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Question of the Day
Historical Data Tracking
If I want to track historical data values, which mechanism should I use?
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