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Oct8

I have been blogging for almost 8 years now. I believe I have seen pretty much every single kind of email and comments I can receive from users. However, there are sometimes few which just are so interesting that I feel like blogging about it. This blog post is written…

Oct7

MySQL – Scaling Existing Applications: Key Observations and Measurements

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

MySQL, ScaleBase

In the earlier blog post we discussed about How to Create a Distributed Relational SQL Database, today we will continue to learn about Scaling Existing Applications: Key Observations and Measurements. In the use case of an existing application that is on the verge of reaching the limits of its monolithic…

Oct6

MySQL – How to Create a Distributed Relational SQL Database

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

MySQL, ScaleBase

Distributed relational databases are a perfect match for Cloud computing models and distributed Cloud infrastructure. As such, they are the way forward for delivering new web scale applications. But how is the data distributed in a distributed relational database? What is the best way to distribute data for my applications?…

Oct5

SQL SERVER – How to Catch Errors While Inserting Values in Table

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages

Question: “I often get errors when I insert values into a table, I want to gracefully catch them, how do I do that.” Answer: Very simple. Just use TRY… CATCH. Here is the simple example of TRY…CATCH I have blogged earlier when it was introduced. Here is the example, I…

Oct4

SQL SERVER – How to Find Running Total in SQL Server

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Finding running total is one of the most popular request user encounters in the industry. There are two different ways to find out running totals. One of the methods is as per SQL Server 2008 R2 and earlier version. This is indeed a very expensive version of finding running total…

Oct3

SQL SERVER – GROUP BY Columns with XMLPATH – Comma Delimit Multiple Rows

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL Server

This is one of the most popular question and I keep on getting again and again in email, Facebook and on social media. I have decided to write about it here in the blog so in future I can directly give a reference. Here is the question – there is…

Oct2

SQL SERVER – Building Technical Reference Library – Notes from the Field #048

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Notes from the Field, SQL Server Security

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[Note from Pinal]: This is a 48th episode of Notes from the Field series. How do you build a technical reference library? In other word, when you need help how do you create your own reference so you do not have to go out to look for further help. There…

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SQL SERVER – Learning SSIS – Where Do I Start? – Notes from the Field #014

SQL Puzzle – A Quick Fun with Bit Wise Operator

SQL Puzzle – A Quick Fun with Bit Wise Operator – Part 2

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.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 104 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

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MySQL – Scaling Existing Applications: Key Observations and Measurements

MySQL – How to Create a Distributed Relational SQL Database

SQL SERVER – How to Catch Errors While Inserting Values in Table

SQL SERVER – How to Find Running Total in SQL Server

SQL SERVER – GROUP BY Columns with XMLPATH – Comma Delimit Multiple Rows

SQL SERVER – Building Technical Reference Library – Notes from the Field #048

MySQL – Download MySQL Workbench Shortcut in PDF

9 Things You Should be Doing with Your Backups – Backup Tips – SQL Server Backup Tips

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SQL SERVER – Retrieve All the Data from VARCHAR(MAX) Column

SQL SERVER – Learning SSIS – Where Do I Start? – Notes from the Field #014

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