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SQL SERVER – Beginning Contained Databases – Notes from the Field #037
[Note from Pinal]: This is a new episode of Notes from the Fields series. Login and Users are very confused concept. Just yesterday I wrote about a difference between Login and User. In Latest version of SQL Server now we can also have a User without Login. This concept is not…
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SQL SERVER – Difference Between SQL Login and SQL User – SQL in Sixty Seconds #070
“What is the difference between SQL Login and SQL User in SQL Server?”
SQL SERVER – SSMS: Memory Consumption Report
The next in line in this series of reports is the “ Memory Consumption ” Report from SQL Server Management Studio. This is a goldmine of a report in my humble opinion and lesser respected. When I used to be consulted or land into performance tuning exercises for customers in the past, there is one question that gets repeated and echoed every now and then – “My SQL Server is eating away my RAM and it is not releasing it back even in non-peak hours”.
SQL SERVER – SSMS: Scheduler Health Report
Have you ever been to a music concert? It is the most humbling experience one can get as a music lover. The live music with hundreds of musicians in one stage brings goosebumps with the very thought. I have always been fascinated and wanted to experience this once in a…
Read MoreDeveloper’s Life – Every Developer is a Harry Potter
Harry Potter might not be a superhero in the traditional sense, but I believe he still has a lot to teach us and show us about life as a developer. If you have been living under a rock for the last 17 years, you might not know that Harry Potter…
Read MoreMySQL – How INSERT() Function Works for MySQL
You know there is an INSERT statement which is used to add data to a table. But did you know that there is an INSERT function which will replace certain characters within a string? INSERT() function in MySQL is used to insert a substring at the specified position up to…
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SQL SERVER – What is Biml and How Can it Help Me with SQL Server BI? – Notes from the Field #036
[Note from Pinal]: This is a 36th episode of Notes from the Field series. One of the common questions I receive every other day is – I have learned BI but I feel that there is no automation in the BI field, what should I do? How do I go beyond learning BI? How can I fill the gap between BIDS and SSDT? If you have been reading this blog, when it is about BI, I always take help from LinchPin People who are BI experts. I requested Reeves from LinchiPin people to help me answer this unique question.
SQLAuthority News – Two Whitepapers on Performance Tuning and Enhancements
The best part of being in the technology domain is that I get a lot of opportunity to talk and write at different places. I travel quite a bit in lengths to deliver some of my learnings with audiences around the world. These learnings and writings as in this blog…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Round Up From Notes from the Field of Blog Posts of Tim Radney
We have completed 35 episodes of the series Notes from the Fields. I have been blogging for over 8 years and I have blogged about pretty much everything SQL and lots of other concepts. Though, I have extensive experience with SQL and Databases, it is always a good idea that…
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