Rodrigo Ribeiro Gomes in SQL Server How to Build an AI-Powered T-SQL Assistant with Python & SQL Server Discover how to build an AI-powered T-SQL assistant using Python, embeddings, vector search and SQL Server’s new AI features. Step-by-step... 22 October 2025 58 min read
Chandan Shukla in SQL Server IoT Meets OLTP: How to Handle Backfilling Challenges in Real-Time Systems Learn how IoT backfilling impacts OLTP systems and discover strategies to optimize performance for real-time data processing.… 23 September 2025 19 min read
Lee Asher in SQL Server Unlocking the Power of FULL OUTER JOIN in SQL: Performance, Use Cases & Examples Discover how the FULL OUTER JOIN in SQL can simplify queries, improve performance, and solve real-world data problems with practical... 26 August 2025 12 min read
Joe Celko in SQL Server Mastering SQL VIEWs: Syntax, Use Cases, and Best Practices Learn how to use SQL VIEWs effectively with practical examples, syntax breakdowns, and expert tips for recursive, union, and updatable... 05 August 2025 10 min read
Edward Pollack in Featured How to Increase SQL Server Column Width Without IO (Input/Output) Overhead One of the most hassle-prone changes that can be made in a SQL Server database is to widen an existing... 28 July 2025 14 min read
Matt Gantz in SQL Server How to Measure Replication Latency in SQL Server AlwaysOn Synchronous Availability Groups Learn how to measure replication latency in SQL Server AlwaysOn synchronous availability groups using performance counters and DMVs for better... 25 July 2025 8 min read
Edward Pollack in Featured How to Use the New PRODUCT() Function in SQL Server 2025 Learn how the new PRODUCT() function in SQL Server 2025 simplifies multiplicative aggregation. See examples, performance tips, and use cases.… 21 July 2025 8 min read
Edward Pollack in Featured Using Regular Expressions (Regex) in SQL Server 2025: A Complete Guide Everything you need to know about Regular Expressions (Regex) in SQL Server 2025 - learn what it is, how to... 14 July 2025 18 min read
Aaron Bertrand in Featured Common SQL Server Problems: Network Related or Instance Specific Error Occurred This is the first in a series of articles meant to provide practical solutions to common issues. In this post,... 07 July 2025 6 min read
Edward Pollack in SQL Server Columnstore Index Improvements in SQL Server 2025 Learn about the improvements to columnstore indexes in SQL Server 2025, including detailed demonstrations for each of these new changes.… 30 June 2025 11 min read
Joe Celko in Theory and design State Transition Constraints About two decades ago, I introduced the concept of transition constraints to show Data Validation in a database is a... 24 June 2025 14 min read
Matt Gantz in Database Administration Replacing a Column in a Large Active SQL Server Table In a previous post I showed how to use a batching strategy to remove large amounts of data from a... 19 June 2025 11 min read
Aaron Bertrand in Database Administration SQL Server 2025 : Zstandard Backup Compression Whether you are a bank or a hot dog stand, creating backups is a boring but essential part of managing... 11 June 2025 15 min read
Edward Pollack in Database Administration TempDB Resource Governor Space Controls in SQL Server 2025 This article was updated in September 2025 following the SQL Server 2025 (17.x) Preview release. TempDB is a system database... 09 June 2025 15 min read
Louis Davidson in T-SQL Programming DISTINCT and UNION: What happens when you use them together? When I was perusing my LinkedIn feed the other day, I came across this thread about using SELECT *. In... 26 May 2025 11 min read
Edward Pollack in SQL Server SQL Server Developer Standard Edition: A Gift to Developers! SQL Server Developer Edition has for years provided a free data platform to test and develop applications in an environment... 21 May 2025 9 min read
Simple Talk Editor in SQL Server SQL Server 2025 is in Public Preview! On Monday, May 19, 2025, SQL Server 2025 was announced as finally going to be in public preview. Instead of... 21 May 2025 3 min read
Laerte Junior in Sysadmin SQL Server 2022 on Ubuntu 24.04 step by step Microsoft does not yet support this edition of Ubuntu, but there are some workarounds to make it work. This should... 20 May 2025 5 min read
Ben Johnston in Blogs Managed Instance Gotchas – Configuration Items In my last post I described issues that might stop your migration to a SQL Server Managed Instance (SQL MI).... 13 May 2025 10 min read
Rodrigo Ribeiro Gomes in Database Administration Recovering data in SQL Server without full backup In more than 10 years of experience, I have dealt with cases where someone has performed incorrect operations on a... 13 May 2025 32 min read
