By placing under source control everything we need to describe any version of a database, we make it much easier to achieve consistent database builds and releases, to find out who made which changes and why, and to access all database support materials. Matthew Skelton explains how to make sure your version control system fully supports all phases of the database lifecycle, from governance, development, delivery and through to operations.
Tim Radney talks about the initial differences he has encountered while mastering the art of performance tuning Azure SQL Database.
Ken Van Hyning is the Engineering Manager for the SQL Server tools, including SQLPS.
Have you ever wanted an easier way to provide security at the record level? If so, you can now easily do this with the Row Level Security feature that is being introduced with SQL Server 2016. Greg Larsen shows you how easy it is to use this new feature as a way to provide user access to a specific set of records.
Have you created a Data Factory in Azure and are wondering how to get it into TFS and source control? This article will show you how.
Every SQL Server Database programmer needs to be familiar with the System Functions. These range from the sublime (such as @@rowcount or @@identity) to the ridiculous (IsNumeric()) Robert Sheldon provides an overview of the most commonly used of them.
Have you ever wanted to run a query across every database on a server with the convenience of a stored procedure? If so, Microsoft provided a stored procedure to do so. It’s unreliable, outdated, and somewhat obfuscated, though. Let’s improve on it!
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