We've now seen how indexed and non-indexed tables perform in queries, and established "logical reads" as the metric for query performance. Now it is time to explain why logical reads are an excellent metric and also explain what is actually being read.
Google and Microsoft have plans for dealing with data incidents. Steve thinks you should as well.
In this tip we demonstrate how to use dynamic SQL and stored procedures to simplify the computation with SQL of one-way and two-way tabulations.
SQL Census helps users understand who has access to their SQL Servers (including Active Directory groups) and simplify existing SQL Server permissions. A new feature reworks discrete user permissions into database roles, giving users the same effective rights in a more controllable structure. Download and use SQL Census (in preview) for free.
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It seems that many companies are implementing AI into their systems. Steve notes that this isn't always a good idea.
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Privacy regulations, ranging from GDPR to HIPAA, among many others, put strict compliance requirements on the storage and use of personal and sensitive data. In this article Grant Fritchey explains how the data masking technology in SQL Provision can help you protect credit card data while maintaining characteristics and distribution of the real thing.
A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
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Which number will the COUNT() return after executing the following statements:
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #test; CREATE TABLE #test (id INT) INSERT INTO #test (id) SELECT * FROM GENERATE_SERIES(1, 3) AS gs ; ALTER TABLE #test ADD flag BIT CONSTRAINT DF_#test_flag DEFAULT 0; go UPDATE #test SET flag = 0 WHERE id = 1 UPDATE #test SET flag = 1 WHERE id = 2 INSERT INTO #test (id) VALUES (4) SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #test AS t WHERE flag = 0See possible answers