SQL Agent in Level 5 of the Stairway of SQL Server on Linux
In this level of the Stairway to SQL Server on Linux, we learn how to set up and use SQL Agent.
Data privacy. Don’t look forward. Look back.
With all the talk about new data privacy legislation, we don’t stop to think about existing laws. Legislation like the GDPR kick-started the way the world views data privacy, and this blog post explores how existing laws are being used in new ways around the globe to enforce similar protection.
What are Columnstore Indexes?
Microsoft continues to enhance the performance of SQL Server with new features. In this article, Monica Rathbun explains how to work with columnstore indexes, a different way to store tables that can drastically improve the performance of specific workloads.
Making Good Use of SQL Server Auditing
SQL Server Auditing is a powerful out-of-the box toolset that captures auditing information and writes to a file or the Event Log. This article examines the little things that might snag you up.
How SQL Server monitoring benefits your whole organization.
The 2019 State of SQL Server Monitoring report showed how instrumental monitoring is to managing server estates. In this guide, we go further, demonstrating how monitoring can benefit your entire organization. From development to IT management, and from finance to the C-suite. Download your free copy of the guide today
Best Practices and Band Plans
Grant Fritchey explains how database best practices should be followed more like those in Ham radio.
Keeping tables online during loading with schema swapping using SSIS
In this article, we discuss how schema swapping method can be used to keep tables online during the load process.
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RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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