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.
2024-04-12
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Department of Redundancy Department
Ever wonder all the reasons that we use databases instead of file systems? While we don’t think of it too much anymore, the first reason that databases came into existence was to remove redundancies.
2024-04-12
SQL Server Plan Cache Bloat Performance Impacts
Learn about the SQL Server plan cache and how SQL Server caches query plans, and the potential of plan cache bloat which could impact performance.
2024-04-10
Joining Queries in Azure Data Factory on Cosmos DB Sources
This article shows how you can use two Cosmos DB dataets in Azure Data Factory and join them on a common column.
2024-04-08
1,420 reads
Option Recompile is a Magic Turbo Button That Actually Works.
Guy Glantser is an Israeli SQL Server guru with a ton of great presentations on YouTube. I’ve had the privilege of hanging out with him in person a bunch of times over the year, and I’ll always get excited to do it again. He’s not just smart, but he’s friendly and funny as hell.
2024-04-08
SQL Server Patching Using PowerShell DSC
In this article, learn how to use the PowerShell DSC to patch your SQL Server instances.
2024-04-05
5,339 reads
Introduction to Python including Installation, Jupyter Notebooks and Visual Studio Code
In this step-by-step article, learn how to quickly install Python and start writing Python code using Jupyter Notebooks or Visual Studio Code.
2024-04-05
Use Fabric Data Factory to Load Data From a CSV File in Azure Blob Storage to Azure SQL DB
Andy Leonard discusses and demonstrates using Fabric Data Factory to load a CSV file stored in Azure Blob Storage to Azure SQL DB.
2024-04-03
Custom Statistics Distributions in SQL Server 2022
You can create custom statistics distributions, sampling, and histograms in SQL Server 2022 with a new trace flag
2024-04-01
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Choosing Between SSIS vs ADF: What You Need to Know
In this article, we look at how you might go about choosing whether to use SSIS or ADF for your next ETL/ELT project.
2024-04-01
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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