Held Hostage by the Database
Does your database development process prevent changes in your software? You shouldn't be held hostage by your database.
Stairway to U-SQL Level 11: Stored Procedures
To finish off our look at the core database objects, we inspect how the venerable stored procedure works in U-SQL.
More Power BI to your Elbow
Power BI Desktop continues to evolve. There have been many improvements to the reporting side that together make it easier to get from the data to the visualisation as quickly as possible. You can now create line charts that let users drill down into hierarchical data. There are now ways of adding dynamic reference lines to a visualization that provide users with relevant reference points. Robert Sheldon demonstrates how to combine these features to great effect.
Exporting Data from JSON to CSV with SSIS
The following tutorial will show how to export JSON data to a CSV file using SSIS
Can I Use Statistics to Design Indexes?
"I’ve noticed that many indexes in my data warehouse aren’t used frequently. Is there a way to use the automatically generated statistics to make useful indexes?"
Kendra Little answers the question in episode 18 of Dear SQL DBA.
Local Database Issues
Steve Jones talks about the issues with using a local database in your application.
SQL Server 2016 Distributed Availability Groups
High availability solution with cross cluster support using the new Distributed Availability Groups
Top 6 MySQL DBA Mistakes
To err is human, or so the saying goes. Unfortunately, in the world of IT, innocuous mistakes made early on can lead to really daunting problems down the road. In this article, Rob Gravelle goes over a few of the most common DBA mistakes to avoid. Some of these relate specifically to MySQL, while others may be applicable to any RDBMS.
Performance Improvement for Cursors in Stored Procedures
Exploring some differences between using cursors, local fast forward cursors and using set logic.
Blogs
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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