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
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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