I want to show you how two common operators can deceive you into believing you have constructed a proper SQL statement for your solution. We may want to filter results in a table by using using a IN/NOT IN or a INNER JOIN/LEFT JOIN to another table. There are a couple of hidden dangers here […]
2021-05-19
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Organizations have many choices when it comes to databases. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains how to choose between SQL and NoSQL databases.
2021-05-19
In this article we look at how to measure lead time for development projects using Python along with GitHub and JIRA.
2021-05-19
Availability databases hosted on SQL Server Always On Availability Groups (AG) can be connected using a unique Virtual Network Name (VNN), called the Availability Group Listener. When an Availability Group is enabled, clients can connect to databases in both primary and secondary replicas without explicitly specifying the SQL Server instance name. You don’t even need […]
2021-05-17
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Whether you work as a Data Engineer or a Data Scientist, a Jupyter Notebook is a helpful tool. One of the projects I was working required a comparison of two parquet files. This is mainly a schema comparison, not a data comparison. Though the two .parquet were created from two different sources, the outcome should […]
2021-05-17
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Learn how to properly configure input date formats for Power BI reports for any type of browser so users always get the results they expect.
2021-05-17
Redgate is giving you the chance to win your choice of DevOps books and Redgate goodies in their latest competition. To enter, visit the Redgate Forums and answer the question: ‘How is SQL Change Automation helping you?’
2021-05-17
Why has Microsoft added new capabilities in SQL Server to connect to other types of data sources? Read on to learn more.
2021-05-14 (first published: 2019-09-09)
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This tip will teach you when and how you can use CASE in T-SQL statements with several code examples to give you a better understanding.
2021-05-14
You’ve submitted thousands of bug reports and feature requests at feedback.azure.com. Brent Ozar goes through what you’ve voted as the top 10 requests right now.
2021-05-14
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I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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