Data Discovery & Classification is supported for SQL Server 2012 and later, and can be used with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 17.5 or later. Starting SSMS 18.5, a new feature called ‘sensitivity rank’ was added in Data Classification. I will show details about the sensitivity rank in this blog post. I want to thank David Trigano, Program […]
With the announcement of Powershell support in Azure Functions, it has become easier for data professionals to use functions to manage cloud resources such as Azure SQL Database, Managed Instances. A common challenge when using functions is how to manage the credentials in function code for authenticating databases. Keeping the credentials secure is an important […]
Filtered Index in SQL Server and Parameterized Query does not work well with each other. This incompatibility is a well-known issue among Data Professionals. If you do a Google search for ‘SQL Server unmatched index‘ you find many articles written by well-known bloggers in the SQL Server community. I am quoting a summary of the […]
On December 29th I saw a tweet with #sqlhelp hashtag from Derik Hammer (Blog|Twitter). I know CTRL+R works for the same when using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). That hotkey did not work in Azure Data Studio (ADS). Knowing how brilliant technologists Derik is, I realized that a standard google search will not work. I […]
With the release of SQL Server 2019, CTP 2.1 new features were added to Intelligent Query Processing (QP) feature family. One of those features was Scalar UDF Inlining. You can read about the announcement by Karthik Ramachandra from Microsoft in this blog post. Karthik explained why UDFs are a problem when inlining is not done. Another […]
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Looking forward to moderate this session by @SQLGoddess .
We have 142 data professionals signed up. We can accommodate ... few more.
Looking forward to hosting @SQLGoddess tomorrow night, talking about "TempDB: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". There's still time to sign up: https://www.meetup.com/NESQLUG/events/271358709/
"See" you there!
What an honor and privilege to be speaking at @ROCSqlUG
Thursday, August 13, 2020
19:00 - 21:00 EDT
The Magnificent ... Seven - Intelligent Query Processing in SQL Server
Registration details:
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#mvpbuzz
@timweigel @SqlWorldWide @sqlpass The game changer that I found for SQL Saturday Iowa 2020 was to fully embrace the ... online event and stop thinking of it as an "in person" event presented online. We found innovative ways around many of the online event challenges.
The great staff we have didn't hurt either!
@timweigel @SqlWorldWide @sqlpass In person is great for a rock solid paywall.
In person events allow me to see people ... who I love to talk to but who live in places I rarely get to visit... @SQLInTheWild, @rob_farley, and @jesus_gilv jump right to mind, among a full on hoard of European friends.
