Forwarded Fetches and Bookmark Lookups
If someone says clustered indexes slow you down, they haven't read this.
What's New in the First Public CTP of SQL Server 2019
In this article we look at the first public CTP release of SQL Server 2019 and some of the great new features that will be part of SQL Server 2019.
An Open Thank You to the Microsoft SQL Server Team
Thanks for improving the string or binary data truncated error message.
SQL Server From .Net: Using SQL Server Schema to Build a Data Set
A basic introduction for developers (or anyone) to using the metadata for a SQL Server database to build a DataSet in ADO.Net that represent objects in any SQL Server database.
Security, Compliance, Data Ethics, and Breaking the “Not My Job” Mindset
Security, compliance, and data ethics are related concepts that everyone who works with software should know about, from the help desk to the C-level office… but almost everyone thinks that worrying about these things is someone else’s problem.
The Uninteresting But Necessary Work
Data classification may not be fun or even interesting, but it is necessary.
SQL Server MERGE statement usage and examples
In this tip we look at how to use MERGE compared to running separate INSERT and UPDATE statements.
Renaming a Schema in SQL Server
If you have a schema you want to retire, here's a method for moving all objects inside that schema to a new one.
SQL Server v.Next is Coming in 2019
The announcement of the next version of SQL Server excites Steve.
Adaptive Query Processing in SQL Server
Adaptive query processing is the latest query processing feature introduced in the SQL Server database engine, available in SQL Server (starting with SQL Server 2017 (14.x)) and Azure SQL Database. Read on to learn more.
Blogs
Future-Proofing: How to Stay Ahead in FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
Cloud environments don’t sit still. Pricing models change, services evolve, workloads grow, and suddenly...
Introducing the SQL Server on Kubernetes Operator
Are you considering replatforming your SQL Server workload due to recent vendor changes, but...
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
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Removing TDE
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