SQL Server From .Net: Making A Connection
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Using T-SQL to Detect Stock Price Reversals with the RSI
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SSIS Design Pattern - Staging Fixed Width Flat Files
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How to find a specific text string in a SQL Server Stored Procedure, Function, View or Trigger
How can I accurately find which SQL Server Stored Procedures, Views or Functions are using a specific text string, which can be a table name or anything like a string starting with 'XYZ'?
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Monitor Query Performance Using Query Store in SQL Server
The Query Store captures a history of queries, execution plans, and runtime statistics, which persist within SQL Server and can be reviewed later.
Row-Level Security Predicate Functions - Level 2 of the Stairway to Row Level Security
In this level, we dive deeper into predicates and the various ways to structure them in an RLS environment.
Software Testing Skills Must Shift with AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is touching many parts of our lives and careers. Rama Anem discusses the impact of AI on software testing and how testers’ skills must adapt.
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Distance Metric Algorithms
What are the distance metric algorithms that can be used in VECTOR_DISTANCE()?
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