SQL Server SET STATISTICS IO ON Deep Dive
In this article we look at how to interpret and use the results of STATISTICS IO when tuning SQL Server queries.
Azure Data Factory Pipeline Logging Error Details
In this article we will cover how to capture and persist Azure Data Factory pipeline errors to an Azure SQL Database table.
Getting Comfortable Writing Code in Azure Data Studio
Learn some of the ins and outs of working with Azure Data Studio to develop SQL code.
President's Day 2021
It's a holiday in the US, President's Day, and I'm off. Hopefully, I'm coaching and enjoying a day with kids away from work and the stress of the world. I hope you have a good day as well.
Execute Dynamic SQL commands in SQL Server
In some applications having hard coded SQL statements is not appealing, because of the dynamic nature of the queries being issued against the database server. This is where dynamically building SQL statements can be useful.
The Future of Database DevOps
Join Pramod Sadalage, Director at Thoughtworks, and a stellar line up of speakers for Redgate Summit: The Future of Database DevOps on February 17 & 18. You’ll discover the latest trends in DevOps, brand new insights from the 2021 State of Database DevOps report, an introduction and technical demos of Redgate’s solutions for Database DevOps, and more.
Looking to Role Models
Each of us can inspire and be a role model for others. Steve notes that the WIT group is doing that with an event on March 5th.
Offline R Services installation and patching
The R Services installation package is not included in the MS SQL Server installation package. When you install MS SQL Server with R Services the installer actually download the package from the Internet.
Blogs
Spark Connect Dotnet November 2024 Where are we?
By Ed Elliott
All Spark Connect Posts Introduction There have been quite a few changes in the last...
A New Word: Ochisia
By Steve Jones
ochisia – n. the fear that the role you once occupied in someone’s life...
Create a Numbers Table in Power Query
This is a quick blog post, mainly so I have the code available if...
Forums
Writer methods in PowerQuery (LOL)
I'm using PowerQuery in Excel on my desktop. (Yeah, I know you can do...
Need help with GROUP BY...
Here's my data... I am trying to return total days in status for each...
Need help with GROUP BY...
Here's my data... I am trying to return total days in status for each...
Question of the Day
The Density Vector
When building statistics, there is the concept of density that refers to the duplicates in a table. How is this calculated?
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