What the heck is a DTU?
Andy Mallon explains DTUs (Database Transaction Units) and the differences you might see between the documentation and practical usage.
Display SSIS package version on the Control Flow design surface
In this article I will show a simple trick to display version information on the Control Flow surface, so we immediately see which version and build we are modifying.
Starting to Use SQL Server 2017
Today Steve Jones looks forward to the next version of SQL Server, with his curiosity to see if you feel the same way.
Getting Started with Azure SQL Data Warehouse - Part 3
Microsoft introduced Azure SQL Data Warehouse, a new enterprise-class, elastic petabyte-scale, data warehouse service that can scale according to organizational demands in just few minutes. In this article, Arshad Ali discusses the different types of tables you can create in SQL Data Warehouse, how they impact performance and the best practices around them.
SQL Server on Linux is Just SQL Server
Steve Jones looks at SQL Server on Linux and how this may differ from what most of us have worked with in the past.
Doing Fuzzy Searches in SQL Server
A series of arguments with developers who insist that fuzzy searches or spell-checking be done within the application rather then a relational database inspired Phil Factor to show how it is done. When the database must find relevant material from search terms entered by users, the database must learn to expect, and deal with, both expected and unexpected.
Becoming a Data Scientist
The path to becoming a data scientist isn't simple or easy, but it might be for you.
How to setup a tabular data model in SSAS Azure
Microsoft announced the availability of SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) on Azure late last year. Siddharth Mehta walks through how to quickly set up a tabular data model in SSAS Azure.
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.
Blogs
Optimizing Redshift Performance by Configuring WLM Queues
Efficient query performance in Amazon Redshift often comes down to how well you manage...
PowerShell Strikes Back: Return of the Loop
By gbargsley
Welcome back to PowerShell Strikes Back. We’re three weeks in, and the training is...
Breaking Rules in Rome
By Steve Jones
Last week I was honored with a trip to Rome for the Redgate President’s...
Forums
Merge Replication failing with Error converting data type nvarchar to numeric
After upgrading 2 Merge Replicated databases to SQL 2022 and re-establishing the Merge Replication...
Why Your Index Isn't Being Used? - Reading Execution Plans to Find the Real Culprit
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Distance Metric Algorithms
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Question of the Day
Distance Metric Algorithms
What are the distance metric algorithms that can be used in VECTOR_DISTANCE()?
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