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Turning a Business Question Into a Query: Define the Metric First

March 1, 2024
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, Business Intelligence, SQL DateTime, SQL Reports, SQL Server

Turn a business question into a tested T-SQL metric with explicit time zones, cancellations, returns, and a hand-checked sample.

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Preparing Time Series Features in T-SQL: Lags and Rolling Windows

February 1, 2024
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
AI, SQL DateTime, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Prepare time series features with LAG, prior-day rolling windows, calendar flags, and gap boundaries that prevent accidental continuity.

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Letting an LLM Query SQL Server Safely: A Read-Only Login and Guardrails

January 1, 2024
Pinal Dave
AI
AI, SQL Login, SQL Server, SQL Server Security, SQL View

Let an LLM query SQL Server through a restricted login, approved views, enforced row filtering, execution limits, and query auditing.

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A Simple Linear Regression Trend Line in T-SQL

December 1, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Mathematical Function, Mathematics, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Calculate linear regression slope, intercept, monthly predictions, and R-squared in T-SQL while keeping extrapolation limits clear.

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Tesseract OCR

Python – Simplifying Text Conversion with OpenCV and Tesseract OCR

November 30, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Python

Instead, I took a clear photo and used OpenCV and Tesseract OCR to extract the text automatically. With just a few lines of code.

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opencv

Python – Image Processing with OpenCV

November 29, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Python

OpenCV provides a comprehensive set of tools and algorithms for image processing, allowing you to easily manipulate and enhance images.

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empower

Modernize Legacy Data Technology at Quest Empower Summit 2023

November 28, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Quest

Modernizing legacy data technology is a big challenge for enterprises. The Quest Empower Virtual Summit 2023 offers a practical guide to tackle it.

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SQL Server Fortune Cookies.

SQL SERVER – T-SQL Fortune Cookies

November 27, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Function, SQL View

Fortune cookies contain uplifting messages that bring a smile after a good meal. Did you know they likely originated in America, not China?

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Fibonacci Series

SQL SERVER – Fibonacci Series with T-SQL

November 24, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CTE, Mathematical Function, SQL Function

What’s fascinating about the Fibonacci series is its ubiquitous presence in nature, from the arrangement of leaves on a stem to the shape of a hurricane.

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Convert Month

SQL SERVER – How to Convert Month Number to Month Name

November 23, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL DateTime, SQL Function

Let us learn How to Convert Month Number to Month Name. WE will see three methods in this blog post.

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