One of my blog readers sent an email where he wanted my quick opinion about SQL Server cluster.
SQL SERVER – AlwaysOn Availability Group Listener – This TCP Port is Already in Use
While doing a preparation of a demo, I encountered below error while creating the listener of the AlwaysOn availability group. I was trying this from Management Studio.
SQL SERVER – How to Reach Out to Cloud – Cloud Computing with PartitionDB
Cloud Computing is not new anymore; everyone is talking about the cloud. Has everyone already touched the sky?
SQL SERVER – Convert Decimal to Time Format in String
A very strange question I received the other day in an email about how to convert decimal to time format string.
SQL SERVER – How to Create Linked Server to SQL Azure Database?
If you take the normal approach to create a linked server to SQL Azure Database, then you would end up in below error message.
SQL SERVER – Remove Duplicate Chars From String – Part 2
I have already made a post on SQL SERVER – UDF – Remove Duplicate Chars From String where I showed you a method of removing duplicate characters form alphanumeric string. The UDF uses WHILE LOOP to extract the numbers.
How to Insert Line Break in SQL Server String? – Interview Question of the Week #139
Question: How to Insert Line Break in SQL Server String?
Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.
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