Effectiveness
Today Steve Jones notes that your software should handle the load and work, but it needs to get done as well.
Azure DWH part 24: Elastic queries
This article will explain what is an elastic query and show an example.
Automatic Database Seeding
Set up and use the automatic databases seeding feature for Availability Groups.
Innovation Needs Information
We need data to innovate more. Steve Jones reminds us this means opportunity for many of us.
It's an Exciting Time
I read a lot of history (as you no doubt notice from my other editorials). I’m currently reading an excellent book on the air war in World War One, Marked for Death: The First War in the Air. One of the fascinating aspects of the war is just how fast the technology shifted. At the […]
Formatted ASCII Results from a SELECT
Generate aligned output from SELECT statement for code comments using a simple stored procedure.
The GDPR Sky is Falling
GDPR is coming and many are concerned. Steve Jones has a few thoughts today.
Customize Software or Process
The build v buy decision isn't the final one. We also need to decide if we'll use software as is or customize it.
Disk Encryption and The Impact to DBAs
As security threats proliferate, the need for encryption will continue to rise. We who are the Guardians of the Data must be ready to make SQL Server respond and to manage the performance issues that are inherent in every data encryption solution.
Blogs
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
Forums
Increment a number in a SQL Query based on a value
I have an issue where I have a Bill of Material list of items...
Follow Your Hunch
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What Happens When You Ask a Local AI to Query Your Database?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item What Happens When You Ask...
Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers