This article intends is to give helpful SQL Server performance tuning advice to those who want to learn performance tuning.
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Azure Automation: Auto-scaling Azure SQL database with Azure Logic Apps
May 12, 2021Azure SQL Database supports DTU-based and vCores based purchasing models for deploying your databases in the Azure managed service.
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Azure Automation: Building approval-based automated workflows using Azure Logic Apps
May 11, 2021In the Azure Automation article, Azure Automation: Automate data loading from email attachments using Azure Logic Apps, we did the following tasks:
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Azure Automation: Automate data loading from email attachments using Azure Logic Apps
May 11, 2021This article will explore Azure automation for automatic data loading into Azure SQL Databases using the Azure Logic App.
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Managing SQL Server Express databases
May 11, 2021Introduction
If you are not able to spend money on your small databases, SQL Server Express edition is the solution for you. This edition will provide you with a basic storage option and this article is to examine what maintenance tasks you need to perform to manage SQL Express effectively.
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Impact of SQL Variables on Performance
May 10, 2021In this article, we are going to learn how SQL variables negatively affect query performance and also examine the causes of this issue.
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Different approaches to execute Python in SQL Server
May 10, 2021This article briefly explains how to execute scripts written in Python in SQL Server and how Machine Learning services facilitate this process.
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An introduction to Power BI Dataflows
May 7, 2021In this article, we are going to understand what the Power BI Dataflows is all about and how we can get started by building dataflows in Power BI Service. A dataflow can simply be considered as an extract transform and load pipeline that can be used to connect to source data, transform the data by applying business rules, and then finally preparing the data to be available to visualize. In a general data architecture, a dedicated ETL tool is used to prepare and transform the data, which is then loaded into a data warehouse. Power BI was used to connect to this data warehouse and visualize the data from here on.
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Resolving SQL Server errors: The Primary Filegroup is full
May 6, 2021In this article, we are going to understand SQL Server error: The Primary filegroup is full and how we can fix this error.
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Generating Azure SQL Database Classification and Sensitivity reports
May 5, 2021This article will show how to use Azure SQL Database to classify and tag data with sensitivity labels to generate reports out of it.
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Azure Automation: Export Azure SQL Database to Blob Storage in a BACPAC file
May 5, 2021Azure SQL Database supports exporting schema and data in a compressed format BACPAC. We can store this BACPAC file into an Azure storage account. Later, this BACPAC file can help restore the Azure SQL database, and Azure managed SQL instance or on-premises SQL Server.
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How to use SQL Server DACPAC extensions in Azure Data Studio
April 29, 2021This article is focused on installing and using SQL Server DACPAC Extension in Azure Data Studio.
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How to set up and run SQL Server Docker image
April 28, 2021In this article, I am going to discuss in-depth setting up docker and running a SQL Server Docker image. SQL Server, as you might already be aware that it is one of the most popular relational database technologies in today’s world. SQL Server is widely used in various applications that support transactional and analytical workloads. Docker, on the other hand, is a containerization technology using which you can bundle your applications within a container and distribute them. Docker helps users to build applications independent of the underlying operating system. We will learn more about Docker and using the SQL Server Docker image in this article.
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Things you should avoid when designing a Data Warehouse
April 28, 2021Introduction
Since data warehouse is an important element in the data strategy of any organization, it is essential to take necessary actions during designing a Data Warehouse. There are several different designing patterns in a data warehouse, in this article, we will look at what you should avoid during the data warehouse designing.
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Top free T-SQL training videos
April 28, 2021This article mentions some of the top free T-SQL training videos available on the internet.
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Azure Automation: Create database copies of Azure SQL Database
April 27, 2021This article will explore Azure automation for creating a new Azure SQL Database copy.
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Azure Automation: Automate Azure SQL Database indexes and statistics maintenance
April 27, 2021Azure SQL Database is a PaaS solution for migrating your on-premises databases to the Azure cloud infrastructure. It is a managed service and Azure manages the infrastructure, database availability, backup restore, and compute resources.
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Different ways to check SQL Server uptime
April 26, 2021In this article, we are going to explore different ways to check the SQL Server uptime. We can determine SQL Server uptime by using any of the following methods:
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Language Detection in Azure Machine Learning with basic Text Analytics Techniques
April 26, 2021After discussing a wide range of aspects in Azure Machine Learning, now it is time to move into a new area, Text Analytics and we have dedicated this article to Language Detection in Azure Machine Learning for Text Analytics.
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Dynamic Data Masking in Azure Synapse Analytics
April 23, 2021This article will take you through the process to apply Dynamic Data Masking on the dedicated SQL pool of Azure Synapse Analytics.
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Setting up a PostgreSQL Database on Mac
April 23, 2021In this article, I am going to discuss different ways in which you can install and setup Postgres Database on a Mac. Postgres is an open-source relational database system that can be used to develop a wide variety of data-based applications. Postgres has been popular for analytical workloads as well since it has support for column-store index and in-memory storage as well. Postgres is also available on all the major public cloud services like AWS, Azure, and GCP. In order to use those services, it is recommended that you should also have them installed on your local machine before deploying your databases to the cloud directly.
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Lift and Shift SSIS packages using Azure Data Factory V2
April 23, 2021This article will explore the process for Lift and Shift SSIS packages to Azure using Azure Data Factory V2.
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Hidden secrets of SQL Server Foreign Keys
April 21, 2021This article will describe the effect of SQL Server foreign keys on query plans which are created by the query optimizer.
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SQL Definition
April 21, 2021Introduction
In this article, we will provide a SQL definition and we will explain what it is, and we will also talk about the SQL extensions. We will also provide some examples of SQL Syntax.
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Automate consistency checks of SQL database using Windows Task Scheduler
April 20, 2021The SQL database integrity check is one of the most crucial and important tasks of the database administrator. The database integrity task checks the structural integrity and allocation of all database objects and indexes. The integrity checks can be performed by using the DBCC CheckDB command. The CheckDB command is used to identify the corruption in the database. The command performs the following operations on the database.
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