The Lesser Used Functions
There have been a number of changes to the T-SQL language that are very specialized. Steve asks if you use any in your code?
Comparing Groups for Similarities in Power Query – Using Cosine Similarity
Recently, my skills were put to the test when I needed to compare hundreds of Active Directory and SharePoint Groups to find similarities in their memberships.
Adding the Right Value
Are you doing the things at work that your boss cares about or the things you care about? Steve has a few thoughts on this.
How to Load a Fabric Warehouse: Data Engineering with Fabric
In this next level, learn how you can load data from Amazon S3 in Fabric.
SQL Server OPTION RECOMPILE for Simple Queries
Learn about SQL Server OPTION RECOMPILE and if used on simple, frequently executed queries if it causes excessive CPU usage.
The Rise of Data Centers
There is still a huge demand for data centers, both from cloud vendors and private enterprises.
Data Documents and Common Sense
What can be so difficult in creating a sensible standard for Structured Data Documents? To understand why they tend to get improved into unusable complexity, I’ll need to explain a bit of background.
Leveraging the “STUFF” Function for Enhanced Data Representation and String Manipulation
Learn the basics of the T-SQL STUFF command.
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers