Blog Post: How can I find Duplicate Values in SQL Server?
In this article find out how to find duplicate values in a table or view using SQL. We’ll go step by step through the process. We’ll start with a simple problem, slowly build up the SQL, until we...
View ArticleBlog Post: 009 – Sam Vanga - WaterOx Consulting
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Friend (or Redgate) You Want To Have! In WOxPod!, episode #... The post 009 – Sam Vanga appeared first on WaterOx Consulting .
View ArticleBlog Post: Not Accepted for the PASS Summit 2015?
I guess it could be easy to become complacent about being selected to speak at conferences and you could certainly argue that I have been tremendously lucky with the selection process since I first...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: How to recover or restore corrupted MDF file ?
For a quick solution to recover damaged MDF files of SQL Database, you can try to use RecoveryFix for SQL Database software. It is very affordable and user-friendly software that easily repairs and...
View ArticleBlog Post: Zero to Speaker pt 2
A few months ago I wrote a post about the fact that I had actually submitted a session to PASS Summit . Well as I’m sure you are aware the selected sessions have been announced. They were officially...
View ArticleBlog Post: Sneak Preview – Podcast 010 - WaterOx Consulting
Reading Time: 1 minutes Let’s Play A Game! So, just to tickle your fancy, here is... The post Sneak Preview – Podcast 010 appeared first on WaterOx Consulting .
View ArticleBlog Post: Event Notification para monitorar DeadLock
A algumas semanas tivemos a necessidade de substituir a forma que usávamos para monitorar Dead Lock por alguma coisa mais usual… Antes o Dead Lock era gravado no errorlog e depois encaminhado por email...
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View ArticleBlog Post: Writing Repeatable T-SQL
Writing code for a database is more of a challenge than writing for applications. Before the developers bite my head off, I do not mean that the languages, such as T-SQL, are more difficult or that...
View ArticleBlog Post: Download SSMS, SSDT or SSDT-BI
It is a constant source of frustration for some people that it is hard to download SSDT or SSDT-BI or you download the wrong thing. This is an example of some frustration:...
View ArticleBlog Post: Don't Always Blame The Data
Just a quick post on this error I received yesterday. While I was working at a client, the application manager made some changes to a Slowly Changing Dimension of type 2 with effective dates, as...
View ArticleBlog Post: Blocking and deadlocking on purpose
Blocking and deadlocking are not things you typically want to do deliberately. But sometimes you need to test error handling or prove a point and then you need to do the unusual. Blocking and...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL Saturday Field Notes
As you walk toward the entrance the door opens and there stands a volunteer smiling welcoming you in. You make your way into the building where you are ushered toward the sign in table; there is where...
View ArticleBlog Post: Speaking at PASS Summit 2015 & SQL Live360! - WaterOx Consulting
Reading Time: 2 minutes Seattle, here we come! I am excited, and honored that it is... The post Speaking at PASS Summit 2015 & SQL Live360! appeared first on WaterOx Consulting .
View ArticleBlog Post: What is Polyglot Persistence?
Polyglot Persistence is a fancy term to mean that when storing data, it us best to use multiple data storage technologies, chosen based upon the way data is being used by individual applications or...
View ArticleBlog Post: Database Drops in SQL 2012
In the previous article on this topic (which can be read here), I discussed the problem of having a database get dropped and the need to find out who dropped the database and when they dropped it. In...
View ArticleBlog Post: Power BI Hands-On Workshop at PASS Global Summit
Please join me at the PASS Global Summit in Seattle for a half-day, 3-hour hands-on Power BI mini workshop. Bring your laptop and let’s build a real business intelligence (BI) solution using Power BI!...
View ArticleBlog Post: SSMS Tip Of The Day – Show Row Count
Today, when clicking around SSMS, I discovered this little helpful trick, that you probably already knew but here it comes anyway. If you want to see the number of rows in a table you can always use...
View ArticleBlog Post: Ensuring Columns Are Always Present In A Table Returned By Power...
Disappearing or renamed columns in your data source can cause all kinds of problems when you’re importing data using Power Query: errors when you try to refresh the query, broken calculations in Power...
View ArticleBlog Post: 010 – Ayman El-Ghazali - WaterOx Consulting
Reading Time: 2 minutes The community makes it all happen! In WOxPod!, episode # 009 –... The post 010 – Ayman El-Ghazali appeared first on WaterOx Consulting .
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