Usage of CTE - Trick with Dates
This article exlores the usage of CTEs as a replacement to cursors in order to generate additional data by applying logic to existing data.
Clone a SQL Server login and password to a new server
Bhavesh Patel shows how to clone a SQL Server login onto another server while keeping the password the same.
Configure SSRS with an SSL Certificate
A short demonstration on how to configure Reporting Services (SSRS) with an SSL certificate.
Why I am Excited about SQL Server on Linux
Read why Solomon Rutzky is excited about SQL Server running on Linux.
How to Programmatically Determine Which Edition of SQL Server is Installed
Greg Larsen shows you how to determine if you are running the standard, enterprise, or developer edition of SQL Server.
Stairway to U-SQL Level 13: SQL.MAP
We met SQL.ARRAY in the last step. Now say hello to SQL.MAP, which can store pairs of values.
DevOps and “Shift Left” for Databases
The easiest way of explaining how a DevOps approach to database deployment can dramatically speed up the process is to use the term ‘shift-left’. By performing, or at least...
One way to get an index seek for a leading %wildcard
In an effort to make leading wildcard searches sargable, Aaron Bertrand plays around with a trigram-type implementation in SQL Server.
Blogs
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
The Agent Era: When “How do I…?” Replaces “Where do I click?”
By Arun Sirpal
After a year away getting to grips with AI and its application across the...
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Introducing the Relational Embedding Retrieval Pattern: Storing and Querying Vector Embeddings in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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