Heap Tables
In today’s blog posting I want to talk about Heap Tables in SQL Server. Heap tables are tables without a Clustered Index. A table in SQL Server can have...
2022-03-01
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Blog Posts
Recipe 7: Finding Unused Tables
Welcome toa new recipe of this Extended Events cookbook! You will find the first blog post of the series here and you can browse all recipes with the xesmarttarget...
2022-03-01
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Setup Resource-Based Kerberos Constrained Delegation for Group Managed Service Accounts
In my previous post, I discussed how to setup Kerberos constrained delegation and a limitation of using that method. This post will discuss how we can used resource-based Kerberos...
2022-03-01
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SQL Homework – March 2022 – Formatting
Please write the following on the chalk board 100 times. Queries should be readable!Queries should be readable!Queries should be readable!Queries ... Continue reading
2022-03-01
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SQL Homework – March 2022 – Formatting
Please write the following on the chalk board 100 times. Queries should be readable!Queries should be readable!Queries should be readable!Queries ... Continue reading
2022-03-01
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A New Command Palette in SQL Prompt
I’ve gotten used to using the Command Palette in VS Code/ADS/Sublime Text regularly to find some setting or change something. What felt strange at first has become a habit...
2022-02-28
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Daily Coping 28 Feb 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-02-28
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Database Fundamentals #31: Unique Constraints from the GUI
In the last few Fundamentals posts you were introduced to a couple of ways to limit and control the data stored in the tables in your database. A primary...
2022-02-28
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Dynamically Map JSON to SQL in Azure Data Factory
We’re reading in some JSON files in Azure Data Factory (ADF), for example for a REST API. We’re storing the data in a relational table (SQL Server, Azure SQL...
2022-02-28
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Expert Series webinar – Understanding SQL Server on VMware Storage Options
I’m thrilled to be presenting a new session on SQL Server-on-VMware storage performance tuning as part one of four in the ActualTech Media Expert webinar series this Friday, March...
2022-02-28
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers