Foreign Key Indexes and Binding
Understand what FK's do and how they use indexes. Then use my script to see if they're using good indexes.
How are you recharging this year?
Steve Jones asks about your plans to get away from work and refresh yourself.
The Query Answers with SQL Server Series
A series of articles based on the Query Answers with SQL Server book.
Data Governance, DevOps, and Delivery
Data governance must be included in DevOps practices. William Brewer explains how to define business policies and standards to ensure compliance with privacy regulations and bring data governance to...
Introducing Microsoft BI Reporting and Analysis Tools
Choose the right BI tool by learning about the different strengths of the Microsoft analysis and reporting tools. Microsoft provides a variety of BI tools that can address key workloads, such as Power BI and Excel. The article discusses the workloads and the tools that best support each workload.
String or binary data would be truncated
This is an error that has plagued SQL Server for a long time. It should be fixed.
Calculating MTD, QTD, YTD, Running and Cumulative Total in Power BI
In this tip, you will be walked through a method to calculate MTD, QTD, YTD and running total in Power BI. This method is useful in stock calculations and balance sheet calculations.
Introduction to T-SQL Window Functions
T-SQL window functions were introduced in 2005 with more functionality added in 2012. Many database professionals are not aware of these useful functions. In this article, Kathi Kellenberger provides a quick overview of just what a window function is as well as examples of each type of function.
When Work Gets in the Way of Work
Work sometimes gets in the way of work. Steve Jones notes this can cause stress and problems over time.
Scale-Out SQL Server Integration Services Environment: A Sample Pattern
This white paper illustrates how Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) can be used in conjunction with commodity hardware or virtual machines running in Microsoft Azure to build elastic, highly available, and highly scalable ETL solutions.
Blogs
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
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Question of the Day
Increase Deadlock Detection
How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
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