Too Much Information for Sports
Gathering too much data isn't always helpful, and doesn't necessarily help you make better decisions. However, that's up to you to decide how much is too much.
A Real-World React.js Setup for ASP.NET Core and MVC5
React is a front-end user interface library developed by Facebook, originally to help them improve their own site. Since then it has grown into somewhat of a phenomenon, with many active users. In this article, Jon Smith provides multiple examples of how to use React with recently released ASP.NET Core MVC, and the existing ASP.NET MVC5 framework.
Learning to Search
Today Steve Jones notes that the ability to search if invaluable as the amount of information, or even objects, we deal with grows.
Stairway to U-SQL Level 5: Databases and Tables in Azure Data Lakes with U-SQL
A guide to using databases, schemas and tables in Azure Data Lakes, using (of course!) U-SQL.
Temporal Data Part 2 - Creating and Deleting System-Versioned Tables
Greg Larsen expands on his topic of how to modify an existing table to take advantage of the new temporal data feature in SQL Server 2016. In this article he shows you how to create and deleted system-versioned tables and the associated history temporal table.
A Buggy Release
Releasing software is stressful, and as Steve Jones notes today, can cause bankruptcy if you don't have a solid process.
Azure SQL Limitations compared with a SQL Server Enterprise
In this article, we will compare a traditional SQL Server Enterprise Edition with an Azure SQL Database and see the differences.
Redgate’s 2016 Roadmap
What do you get for your Support & Upgrades package? Read this blog post to learn about the new functionality and improvements Redgate is releasing this year. Find out more.
What's "Actually" going on with that Seek?
Rob Farley digs deeper into seeks and actual rows read, demonstrating a case where you want a non-sargable expression in the WHERE clause.
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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