2023-11-27
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T-SQL
Efficient Table Migration to a New Schema in T-SQL
This article will explain why and how you can easily move tables to new schemas if the need arisees.
2023-11-03
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GENERATE_SERIES() Breaks Minimal Logging
tl;dr The title says it all. Prologue One of the keys to my personal learning is that, very early in my database career, I taught myself how to make lot’s of rows of Random Constrained Data in a comparatively short time. With the help of a few good folks over time, the method has been […]
2023-09-18
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Different Ways to Format Currency Output in SQL
In this tutorial, we will show different ways to output different currency formats with the T-SQL language.
2023-08-28
Sample Use Case for Using SQLCMD Utility Batch Files
In this article, we look at a sample use case of how you can create SQLCMD batch files that can be interactive and reused in different SQL Server environments.
2023-07-14
Starter Metadata T-SQL Query Examples for Databases and Tables
SQL Server provides lots of information about various aspects of server and database objects and this data is referred to as metadata. Understanding what is available and how to use this metadata can greatly enhance and streamline how you can work with SQL Server.
2023-07-07
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
REPLACE versus TRANSLATE for SQL Server Text Data Manipulation
Learn how to replace text in SQL Server strings using the REPLACE and TRANSLATE functions and how these could be used for data manipulation.
2023-05-19
Find 40 Problems in this SQL Server Stored Procedure
I often perform code reviews and thought it would be fun to frame this exercise: a completely fictitious stored procedure hits my desk, I’ll reject it of course, and enumerate the reasons why.
2023-05-10
Performance Tuning with SQLFacts Tools
The need for performance tuning your SQL Server workloads has never been more critical. As workloads are moved into cloud services, their efficiency has a direct impact on the recurring bills. A workload that consumes more resources than necessary costs more to host in the cloud and affects the bottom line for your organization.
2023-04-07
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