A Very Cool Benefit in SSMS 21
I saw a post from Erin that Preview 2 is available. I’d gotten a message when I started SSMS v21 this morning, but got distracted. I made a short...
2024-12-25 (first published: 2024-12-11)
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Blog Posts
Free SQL Training: Dive into Databases This December!
Want to learn SQL and get some real practice this December? Check out the Basic SQL Practice: A Store course – it's totally free for the entire month! This...
2024-12-25 (first published: 2024-12-24)
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Learning Database Design and Power BI Performance
I spend my days working on and managing SQL Server instances—working days at least, and sometimes even on non-working days. I’ve been working with SQL Server for years now,...
2024-12-24
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Creating a “Real” Copy of a View: #SQLNewBlogger
I saw a post where a developer was trying to read the Information Schema views to create a copy of a view as a “real” table, a user table....
2024-12-23 (first published: 2024-12-11)
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Microsoft Fabric Training and Tutorials
Microsoft Fabric is the new data offering in Microsoft Azure and there is a great deal of interest in it. How do you get started? Where are the tutorials?
2024-12-23 (first published: 2024-04-29)
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Monday Monitor Tips: CIS Compliant
A new feature added to Redgate Monitor Enterprise automatically. CIS compliance is something many enterprises think about as their auditors use this as a benchmark. If you’ve never looked...
2024-12-23
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A New Word: Suente
suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be in a room with them without thinking, without holding anything back, or without having to...
2024-12-20
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Book Review – Agile Data Warehouse Design
I recently read the book Agile Data Warehouse Design – Collaborative Dimensional Modeling, from Whiteboard to Star Schema (quite the title) by Lawrence Corr and Jim Stagnitto. The book...
2024-12-20 (first published: 2024-12-18)
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Data Strategy Checklist for 2025
The post Data Strategy Checklist for 2025 appeared first on Joyful Craftsmen.
2024-12-20 (first published: 2024-12-16)
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Grinding Away: Brent Ozar
Brent Ozar is a very successful DBA/consultant/speaker/business owner in the data platform space. Many of you have likely seen him speak, read his blog, used his sp_Blitz script, or...
2024-12-20 (first published: 2024-12-09)
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Learning Database Design and Power BI Performance
I spend my days working on and managing SQL Server instances—working days at least,...
Free SQL Training: Dive into Databases This December!
Want to learn SQL and get some real practice this December? Check out the...
Monday Monitor Tips: CIS Compliant
By Steve Jones
A new feature added to Redgate Monitor Enterprise automatically. CIS compliance is something many...
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The Reindeer Count
How many reindeer does Santa have pulling his sleigh? (according to the famous song) Hint, the answers are not base 10.
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