Ever have the need to create a CSV list in SQL Server? Not sure how? Starting in SQL Server 2017 we get a new native function to do exactly that. Specify a delimiter and you get a delimited list.
Category: Development
Learning through gaming a SQL Server tale
I’ve been teaching my 17 yr old SQL Server and other various topics. I have quite a bit of experience training technology and speaking but it never fails; after about 5 minutes his eyes glaze over and he nods and “umhums” and then starts checking his phone.
How to display more text in SSMS
Today’s blog post is going to be a short one but can be very helpful if you’re new to SQL Server. From time to time you may find the need to use the text result instead of the default grid result. You can change this by using CTRL-T for text and CTRL-D for grid. Read More »
Access to SQL Server is finally coming
Imagine a world where one of the software giants releases their brand new operating system and a new application architecture that doesn’t allow developers to natively connect to a database. Sounds silly right?
SQL Server Monitoring: Creating your own metrics
The one and only important factor in monitoring is data. How much of x and how little of y? If you don’t know these values then you’re shooting in the dark. Microsoft has done a great job adding critical data points over the years; but, what happens when the data you need doesn’t exist?
DBA 101: Tuning lookups
Sometimes it helps to go back to the basics and indexing is always a great topic. SQL Server has a wide variety of indexes; but, today we’re going classic and talking about Non-clustered indexes.
Query tuning 101: What’s a probe residual?
Query tuning is an important process that will probably never go away and sharpening your tuning skills is always a good idea.
I’ve spoken on this topic many times and talked about probe residuals before. Mostly at SQL Saturday events and for some online webinars.
DBA 101: Comparing two SQL plans
Simple post today: How to compare two plans in SSMS.
This task is a task that is often done by a DBA or developer who is wanting to compare changes of an index or perhaps even comparing queries between DEV and PROD.
T-SQL Tuesday: Finding issues with your query plan
This is my first time blogging with a T-SQL Tuesday topic. If you follow my blog you’ve probably noticed that one of the topics I enjoy the most is performance and query tuning.
While at Microsoft, I learned a lot from a lot of great people, such as Joe Sack, David Pless, and Tunji O. I try to pay forward the knowledge that these great people have bestowed on me.
DBA 101: Unique Constraint vs Unique Index
Designing a rock solid application and database can be difficult. New features and overlapping features mean that you’re able to accomplish a single task in many ways. For instance the numeric and decimal data types. Which should you use?Read More »
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