While using SQL Server on Virtual Machines in Azure, I ran into an interesting error. In this blog we would learn how to fix Msg 45207 – SQL Server Managed Backup to Microsoft Azure cannot configure the database ‘sqlauthdb’ because a container URL was either not provided or invalid. It is also possible that your SAS credential is invalid.
How to STOP the Usage of SELECT * For Views? – Interview Question of the Week #193
Question: How to STOP the Usage of SELECT * For Views?
SQL Server – Formatted Date and Alias Name in ORDER BY Clause
CONVERT function can be used to change the format of DATE to various formats like MM/dd/yyy, dd/MM/yyy, yyy/MM/dd, etc. But have you ever noticed that this will produce resultset with a different order if the alias name is used in ORDER BY Clause? Well, I just learned about the formatted date from my recent consulting engagement Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.
SQL Authority News – Microsoft Released SQL Server 2019 Preview
The wait is over. Microsoft has just announced SQL Server 2019 Preview in the Ignite conference. Lots of people were wondering if there is going to be any SQL Server 2018. The answer is Microsoft is going to skip this year as a release for SQL Server and will release SQL Server 2019 early next year.
SQL SERVER – Selecting Random n Rows from a Table
Every day I spend a good amount of time with different customers helping them with SQL Server Performance Tuning issues. Today we will discuss the question asked by a developer at the organization where I was engaged in Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. The developers wanted to know if there is any way he can randomly select n rows from a table.
How to Escape a Single Quote in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #192
Question: How to Escape a Single Quote in SQL Server?
SQL SERVER – Query to Find the Longest Running Function – Function Elapsed Time
I love my job of SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization consultant as every single day I walk into the customer door (well, to be honest, it is actually virtual door of GoToMeeting), I face new challenges and learn new ways to tune SQL Server. In this blog post, we will discuss Query to Find the Longest Running Function.