Building Angular2 Apps with SQL Server Data
This article demonstrates using Angular2 and the CData API Server to build dynamic Web pages using SQL Server data.
Simple Row Level Security for SQL Server 2016
Have you ever had a need to place some simple row level security on a SQL Server table? Well now you can do that in SQL Server 2016 by...
Determining What Happens When You Force an Execution Plan via the Query Store
When you force a query plan via the Query Store, you will need to track what happens: Sometimes the request to force a plan will fail, and you will want to know when and why. There are several ways of getting feedback, ranging from the built-in reports to using extended events. Enrico explains the details.
A View of the Cloud
Today Steve Jones looks at how we can better build software by considering the cloud.
Close Encounters of the CEIP Kind
Microsoft's Customer Experience Improvement Program for SQL Server: once easy to avoid, now hard to ignore, but Rodney Landrum sees an upside.
Create and Connect to an Azure SQL Database
Demonstration on how to create and connect to a Microsoft Azure SQL Database with Microsoft Management Studio (SSMS) and Powershell
Inside the SQL Server Query Optimizer
This book will take you from the fundamentals of Statistics, Cost Estimation, Index Selection, and the Execution Engine, and guide you through the inner workings of the Query Optimization process, and throws in a pragmatic look at Parameterization and Hints along the way.
Estimated Number of Rows to be Read
Rob Farley uses this month's T-SQL Tuesday to show off the results of one of his Connect items : Estimated Number of Rows to be Read.
Performance of the SQL MERGE vs. INSERT/UPDATE
The SQL MERGE statement offers convenience, safety and elegance, but how does it perform compared to other methods?
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Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log
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Before Using AI with Business Data, Read This
Artificial intelligence tools are quickly becoming part of daily business operations, from document analysis...
Designing SQL Server ETL Pipelines That Don't Break at Scale
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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