Machine Learning for Outlier Detection in R
A look into clustering to detect outliers in R. An extension on univariate statistical tests to include multivariate data.
The Basics of Good T-SQL Coding Style
TSQL Code must work properly and efficiently. That's not enough though. Unless you are working alone, have perfect memory and plan to never change job, then you need to comment and document your code, it must be inherently readable, well laid out, use informative and obvious names, and it must be robust and resilient; written defensively. It must not rely on deprecated features of SQL Server, or assume particular database settings. Robert Sheldon starts a series of articles that explains the basics.
Independence Day 2017
A holiday in the US has Steve Jones thinking about compromise and communication.
3 Solutions For Auditing Long SQL Server Extracts or Loads
In this post, Tim Smith looks at the different options you can use to audit your SQL Server extracts and loads during the ETL process.
A General Way to Maintain History Tables
You will see here a way to handle history tables. This way only takes into account Date-based data cleanup but is easily generalizable.
Backup Preparations
This week Steve asks you to make sure you practice your restore skills periodically.
A Database Design Test
Steve Jones saw a database design test for developers, but he's never been given one.
Export data from SQL Server to Excel
What native SQL Server options are available to export to Excel? Jeremy Kadlec explains.
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
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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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