Data Lineage Scripts for Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL
Learn how you can easily analyze the data lineage in your SQL Server database.
2022-10-19
8,388 reads
Tomaž Kaštrun
- Twitter: @tomaz_tsql
- Website: https://github.com/tomaztk
Manage Your Business Rules in T-SQL Query
Motivation At some point in the carrer, we have come across the problem of hard-coded values in SELECT or WHERE clauses. And we all agree that these hardcoded values must be parametrised. This bad habit usually backfires when we need to troubleshoot a query. These hardcoded values are usually a business role baked in the […]
2022-10-18 (first published: 2022-09-02)
10,985 reads
Playing popular game of Wordle using T-SQL
Popular and addictive game of Wordle is now written in Transact SQL script. With this script, you can now play this game on Microsoft SQL Server, using your favourite editor - SSMS, ADS, VS Code, and enjoy playing the game during free time, or whilst waiting for the other SQL query to complete.
2022-01-19
623 reads
Playing popular game of Wordle using T-SQL
Popular and addictive game of Wordle is now written in Transact SQL script. With this script, you can now play this game on Microsoft SQL Server, using your favourite editor - SSMS, ADS, VS Code, and enjoy playing the game during free time, or whilst waiting for the other SQL query to complete.
2022-01-19
4,417 reads
Creating Markdown Formatted Text for Results from T-SQL
Markdown documents are becoming increasingly more popular and relevant with the emergence of notebooks. Markdown is a markup language for creating formatted text. It is widely used in tools for collaboration, tools for creating documentation and notebooks. Formatting is easy to understand, readable, simple to adopt, and agnostic. I can use a markdown document on […]
2021-11-29
10,179 reads
Using SQL Server and R Services for analyzing DBA Tasks
Article shows how R Services can help database administrators with their daily work
2019-02-22 (first published: 2017-02-07)
3,032 reads
Using Power BI and SSRS for visualizing SQL Server and R data (Part 4)
Using R with Power BI, SSRS or RTVS for easier data visualization
2019-02-15 (first published: 2017-01-24)
4,389 reads
Using SQL Server and R Services for analyzing Sales data (Part 3)
Using R integration for analyzing sales data in WideWorldImporters database
2019-02-08 (first published: 2017-01-17)
4,839 reads
Installing R packages in SQL Server R Services
This article shows four ways you can use when installing missing R packages for Microsoft R Services.
2019-02-01 (first published: 2016-09-29)
5,778 reads
Introduction to Microsoft R Services in SQL Server 2016
General introduction to R Services in SQL Server 2016 and how R server works with external stored procedure.
2019-01-25 (first published: 2016-09-15)
8,582 reads
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