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sqlcmd mode

SQL SERVER Management Studio and SQLCMD Mode

April 30, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Download, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, sqlcmd, Testing

Honestly, there is an alternative way to quickly use SSMS SQLCMD mode as a development environment, let us learn about it today. 

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sqlcmdssms

SQL SERVER – Performance Test – sqlcmd vs SSMS

April 29, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Download, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, sqlcmd, Testing

I have received an email from my clients of Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. The question was about Performance Test – sqlcmd vs SSMS.

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ostress vs ssms

SQL SERVER – Performance Test – oStress vs SSMS

April 28, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Download, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, Testing

The senior DBA there wanted to know what would be the performance improvement if they use oStress vs SSMS. Let us learn today.

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oStress

SQL SERVER – Stress Testing with oStress – Load Testing

April 27, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Download, SQL Server, Testing

Today, we will be discussing the scenario where I did Stress Testing with oStress. Let us learn about that in today’s blog post.

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Building Demo Data With GENERATE_SERIES

December 4, 2017
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Function, SQL Sample Database, SQL Server, Testing

Build demo data with GENERATE_SERIES, weighted categories, customer skew, random amounts, and validation that preserves repeatable tests.

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Test Data That Looks Like Production

July 22, 2015
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
DBA, SQL Sample Database, SQL Server Security, Testing

Test data that looks like production matches distributions, relationships, and volume without copying sensitive values into development.

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Trying New SQL Server Features Without Risk

June 30, 2013
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, SQL Server, SQL Upgrade, Testing, Virtualization

Trying New SQL Server Features safely takes a separate instance, a controlled data copy, and before and after measurements.

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