On-Demand Webinar - Monitoring: The ROI of Build vs. Buy
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SELECT DISTINCT SQL Command to Return a Unique List of Values
Learn about the SELECT DISTINCT SQL command to return a unique list of values from SELECT queries along with several examples.
Has Everyone Had a Data Breach?
Not only is the security of our organization important, but that of our partners matters as well.
Stairway to SQL Server Security Level 11: Auditing
By defining server- and database-level audits, you can record just about any kind of event that occurs in SQL Server, which can be an invaluable source of security troubleshooting and forensic information when security breaches occur. In this stairway level you’ll learn how to define the various audit specification objects, how to capture audit data, and how to explore and use the data.
AWS Lambdas with C#
In this article, I will take you through the development process of building an API on the serverless cloud with C#. This API will be built to serve pizzas, with two endpoints, one for making pizza and the other for tasting fresh pizzas. I expect some general familiarity with AWS and serverless computing. Any previous experience with building APIs in .NET will also come in handy.
Complex Production Database Deployments and Flyway
This article explains how, by use of schemas and stub interfaces, we can use Flyway to manage the main development work smoothly alongside any changes or additions required to maintain production-only code.
ChatGPT in SQL Server - Practical examples
Introduction ChatGPT in SQL Server In this article, we will learn some basic examples of ChatGPT in SQL Server. In a previous article, we had an interview with ChatGPT an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI. If you do not know how to use it yet, you can go to that article. We will show some […]
Nested Transactions
Steve Jones notes there aren't really nested transactions in SQL Server. And we all ought to know this.
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SQL Bits is coming to Wales, home of dragons and D&D, and we’re happy announce we’re supporting them as platinum sponsors again this year. Meet us at our Red Keep and catch sessions by noble Fighter Grant Fritchey, Sorcerer Steve Jones, and more beloved Redgate Paladins and Druids. For a magical 10% discount on your ticket, use 10REDGATE from our spell book.
Snowflake for SQL Server Developers - NULL Functions - Part 2
Learn about NULL functions that exist in Snowflake but not in SQL Server like NVL2, ZEROIFNULL, EQUAL_NULL, and IS_NULL_VALUE.
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Backup to Immutable Storage
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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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