Edward Pollack in T-SQL Programming Exploring Scalar Solutions to Complex Data Math There are many functions and tools available to database professionals that can solve data math challenges, regardless of complexity. A... 12 February 2025 17 min read 11
Louis Davidson in T-SQL Programming SQL Server BIT_COUNT and an Alternative I was editing an article the other day that uses the BIT_COUNT function that was added to SQL Server 2022.... 08 February 2025 11 min read 3
Louis Davidson in SQL Server Dark Mode in SSMS 21 and overall first impressions Let me cut to the chase. If you are like me, you may have been searching for: How to turn... 02 February 2025 4 min read 72
Dennes Torres in Other Azure SQL Serverless: Discover What’s new and Increase Your Savings Before jumping into the news and code, let’s start from the beginning: Why does someone use Azure SQL Serverless? The... 22 January 2025 3 min read 21
Edward Pollack in SQL Server Customizing the Export and import of Parquet Files in SQL Server Previously, we introduced and discussed the Parquet file format and SQL Server and why it is an ideal format for... 10 January 2025 10 min read 21
Ben Johnston in SQL Server When to enable memory-optimized tempdb metadata in SQL Server (and how to diagnose it) How to diagnose tempdb metadata latch contention in SQL Server - and decide whether enabling memory-optimized tempdb metadata is the... 08 January 2025 10 min read
Aaron Bertrand in T-SQL Programming Five SQL Server changes I’d love to see (DROP_EXISTING, ALTER TABLE, STRING_SPLIT fixes) Aaron Bertrand on five SQL Server behaviours he'd like Microsoft to fix: DROP_EXISTING needing an existing index, ALTER TABLE DROP... 01 January 2025 5 min read 65
Dennes Torres in Other T-SQL Tuesday #181: Query Store and its evolution Query Store. This is my choice in relation to “What feature release made you say WOW!”, the subject of this... 09 December 2024 4 min read 1
Edward Pollack in SQL Server Read and Write Parquet Files with SQL Server and Python Read and write Apache Parquet files from SQL Server using Python, pandas, and pyarrow - no native SQL Server Parquet... 19 November 2024 17 min read 22
Ben Johnston in SQL Server How to write an efficient SQL query: practical guidelines for faster, lighter queries Practical guidelines for writing efficient SQL queries: sargable predicates, set-based operations, index candidates, and how to read a query plan.… 19 October 2024 21 min read 3
Koen Verbeeck in BI Quick Tricks to Make Your Power BI Model Smaller, More Efficient and Almost Certainly Faster Power BI has been a leading data visualization tool in the market for years. It can be used as a... 11 October 2024 13 min read 111
Boemo Mmopelwa in Tools Boosting Database Development Efficiency Using AI SQL Code Generators Database development has become more complex over the years due to the introduction of new data and storage formats by... 20 September 2024 11 min read 41
Ben Johnston in Databases How to choose the right data types and column options in databases How to pick the right SQL Server data type for every column - covering size, performance, NULLs, and the code... 31 August 2024 28 min read 11
Edward Pollack in T-SQL Programming Store & Parse JSON in SQL Server: Strategy Guide Learn how to store, validate, index, and compress JSON in SQL Server. Covers ISJSON, OPENJSON, JSON_VALUE, computed columns, the Azure... 23 August 2024 27 min read 311
Ben Johnston in SQL Server How to master a database configuration audit in SQL Server: a complete guide A SQL Server database configuration audit is where most issues are found — from compatibility levels and file locations, to... 20 August 2024 16 min read
Aaron Bertrand in SQL Server Storing Weekday Sets in SQL Server Using Bitwise Flags: Schedules and Recurring Jobs Store and query sets of weekdays in SQL Server using bitwise flags - each day encoded as a power of... 02 August 2024 7 min read 1
Koen Verbeeck in BI How to Stream Data from Azure Event Hubs into a Fabric Eventhouse At Microsoft Build 2024, Real-Time Intelligence was announced with the Real-Time hub as its centralized location for all data-in-motion. This... 26 July 2024 9 min read
Ben Johnston in SQL Server SQL Server Configuration Audit: Complete Checklist and T-SQL Scripts Complete SQL Server configuration audit checklist with T-SQL scripts: edition and patch level, file locations, sp_configure settings, logon triggers, login... 25 July 2024 22 min read 1
Aaron Bertrand in T-SQL Programming Index cleanup : Harder than it looks I’m not the first person to write about cleaning up unused or redundant indexes. You can read many articles about... 22 July 2024 7 min read
Ben Johnston in SQL Server How to successfully execute a SQL Server hardware audit (complete guide) Learn how to audit SQL Server hardware and Azure cloud configuration — covering CPU, memory, storage, OS version, and backups... 17 July 2024 14 min read
