The Slow Upgrade of SQL Server Versions
It seems that instances are being upgraded about every ten years, according to Steve's interpretation of some reports. Do you agree? Let us know how often you upgrade.
It seems that instances are being upgraded about every ten years, according to Steve's interpretation of some reports. Do you agree? Let us know how often you upgrade.
One of the lesser used functions is COALESCE(), used to allow you to return one value from a list of those that are potentially NULL. This short pieces gives a few examples where this is useful?
In this article we look at the similarities and differences for views in SQL Server, Oracle and PostgreSQL. We also look at indexed views, materialized views and updatable views.
When you are using Flyway, how can you test your database migration script first to make sure it works exactly as you intended before you let Flyway execute it? Phil Factor explains.
Practice makes perfect:” right? Well, not exactly. The reality of it all is that this saying is an untrustworthy aphorism. I discovered this in my “younger” days when I was a passionate tennis player, practicing and playing 20+ hours a week. No matter what my passion level was, without some serious coaching (and perhaps a […]
This short article explains how to quickly run SQL Server in a Docker container, for both Windows and Linux.
Some organizations see their IT organization as an expense, and not as valuable as it might otherwise be. Steve has a few comments on why this might not be a good idea, or a good place to work.
Azure storage can be marked Private to control access. Dennes Torres explains how to query private blob storage with SQL and Azure Synapse.
Describing a database version control system using an Azure DevOps-hosted Team Foundation Version Control repo and SQL Source Control, and a workaround for authentication problems when connecting to multiple Azure DevOps organizations.
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Here are the slides from my talk today: CI in Azure DevOps If you...
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I got asked this question recently: I constantly see PostgreSQL on Microsoft slides, email,...
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