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data
Breaking Down DENSE_RANK(): A Step-by-Step Guide for SQL Enthusiasts
Learn how it works and how to use the DENSE_RANK() function in your code.
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SQL Window Functions Series: NTILE()
Unlock the power of SQL's NTILE function with our latest deep-dive article. Learn to segment your data effectively into quantiles for more nuanced analysis, discover common pitfalls and their solutions, and optimize your queries for peak performance.
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SQL Window Functions Series: LAG() and LEAD()
Dive deep into the powerful SQL window functions, LAG() and LEAD(). Explore their intricacies, discover real-world examples, and avoid common pitfalls.
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The difference between libraries and frameworks
The concept behind frameworks and libraries is to provide reusable code that you can use to perform everyday tasks so that developers don’t have to write all of the code from scratch for every project. However, there are some differences that you need to understand as you start writing code, which I will cover in this article.
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Paging Data in T-SQL
This article will show you how to page through a set of results using the OFFSET and FETCH options of the ORDER BY clause.
2023-06-28
Data Transfer from Snowflake to Azure Blob using Synapse Analytics
Two of the top cloud services right now are Azure Synapse and Snowflake. Whatever your organization is implementing or if you need to transfer data to/from those services, it is important to know how to interconnect them and be able to transfer data between services.
2023-06-09
Cache SQL Server Data in a .NET Web Application
One of the slowest parts of any application is data retrieval and in this article, we look at how to cache SQL Server data for a web application.
2023-05-22
Amazon RDS - Configuring a Connection to a SQL Server Instance
In this article, you will learn how to configure an RDS database for connections from client tools.
2022-11-23 (first published: 2022-11-21)
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Amazon RDS - Configuring a Connection to a SQL Server Instance
In this article, you will learn how to configure an RDS database for connections from client tools.
2022-11-21
3,078 reads
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Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers