Five Rules For Successful Conversations With DBAs
As a developer working with SQL Server, you'll need to work with DBAs at one point or another. Here are some easy ways to make those conversations go smoothly.
The Internet of Things: A New World Order?
Was the marketing hook 'The Internet of Things' conjured up before the technical definition? Are we being persuaded to spend money on fending off yet another fantasy tsunami of data? Already, we have televisions that listen to, and report, your conversations; so are we facing the Science Fiction future of gadgets that report where you go, who you visit and what medications you take? As Robert Sheldon says; "It's big, almost too big to get your arms around".
Cardinality Estimator – What’s new in SQL Server 2014
SQL Server 2014 has introduced a rebuilt Cardinality Estimator (CE) with new algorithms. Which are the biggest differences between the new CE and the previous one? Which one works better? Read more to find out.
Creating a multi-option parameter report for SQL Server Reporting Services
If you have a reporting requirement where users want to enter report parameters by either selecting values from a dropdown list or entering To and From range values, Ghanesh Prasad explains how to accomplish this in a Reporting Services report?.
Painless Refactoring of SQL Server Database Objects
Refactoring a database object can often cause unexpected behavior in the code that accesses that object. In this article, adapted from his excellent book, Defensive Database Programming with SQL Server, Alex Kuznetsov discusses several techniques that will harden your code, so that it will not break, or behave unpredictably, as a result such changes.
Kanban
Steve Jones talks about organizing and tracking work with kanban and how that might help you.
What is Database Continuous Integration?
This is an introductory article to explain what Continuous Integration (CI) is and how it can be used in database development.
Deleting Historical Data from a Large Highly Concurrent SQL Server Database Table
In this tip, Daniel Farina explains an unconventional way of deleting millions of old records from a table which is accessed by a system 24x7, and without impacting that system.
A Hazard of Using the SQL Update Statement
If you've never encountered this quirk of the SQL UPDATE statement, you should take a look and find a simple way around it.
The Devil's in the Details
This week Steve Jones notes that the little details can sometimes have a big impact in your code.
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198 Roundup: How Do You Detect Data Changes?
Thank you to everyone who participated in T-SQL Tuesday #198! When I wrote the...
Optimizing Redshift Performance by Configuring WLM Queues
Efficient query performance in Amazon Redshift often comes down to how well you manage...
PowerShell Strikes Back: Return of the Loop
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Welcome back to PowerShell Strikes Back. We’re three weeks in, and the training is...
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Question of the Day
QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?
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