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How to setup a tabular data model in SSAS Azure
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Building Dynamic React Apps with SQL Server Data
This article demonstrates using React and the CData API Server to build dynamic Web pages using SQL Server data.
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6 shades of masking your data
The Redgate Foundry team have been researching data masking, and have found that generally speaking there's six common approaches. In this blog post, Toby Smyth runs through all six.
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It takes a creative mind to come up with new ideas. So how do you do it?
The right way to approach a legacy code base
Andrea Angella shares what he learned from attending Michael Feather's workshop on working effectively with legacy code.
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Restoring On Top II
I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers