With the introduction of temporal table support in SQL Server 2016 Microsoft also added some additional functionality that makes it easy for you to join the current and history records of a system-versioned table. Greg Larsen shows you some of the different ways to do analysis of your system-versioned records over time.
This week Steve Jones argues against stored procedures. Is it a good argument or do want to stick with your stored procedures.
Simple steps towards understanding what is an Odds Ratio, and how do we arrive at it using TSQL and R scripts.
When you're formatting SQL Code, your objective is to make the code as easy to read with understanding as is possible, in a way that errors stand out. The extra time it takes to write code in an accessible way is far less than the time saved by the poor soul in the future, possibly yourself, when maintaining or enhancing the code. There isn't a single 'best practice, but the general principles, such as being consistent, are well-established. Joe Celko gives his take on a controversial topic.
A guide for getting around the missing data driven subscription feature in Standard editions of Microsoft SQL Server.
Security is a complex process, one that is becoming more and more important to DBAs all the time. This week Steve Jones wants to know how security is handled for your service accounts.
The Database Engine on the Data Platform departs for Linux. A late arrival but worthwhile, says Phil Factor.
This topic describes options for migrating content from one SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) report server to another report server.
Daniel Calbimonte shows how to create an Azure SQL Database with the AdventureworksLT data, and how to import the information into a SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular Model Database.
It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...
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Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
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As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
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