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Handling special characters with FOR XML PATH(”)
SARGable functions in SQL Server
The SSIS tuning tip that everyone misses
Why I like “IS [NOT] DISTINCT FROM”
This month, Deepthi Goguri (@dbanuggets) asks us about our favourite new feature in SQL Server 2022 or Azure. And while there are always a few,
Ignoring best-practice
“If best-practice was always worth following, they’d take the option away.” I don’t know who said this – certainly it’s something that I’ve said before.
Happy End of Year!
I remember two years ago when 2020 ended, people figured life would return to how it was in the beforetimes. Here we are two years
sp_invoke_external_rest_endpoint is a game changer!
This internal procedure is new in Azure SQL DB in 2022. I think it presents a significant change to the way we do things in
Production-Grade Code
Tom Zika (@Zikato25) asks “What quality makes code production grade?“ And… I’m not sure I know the answer. I’m a consultant, so I see quite
The dangers of Dynamic SQL and how to avoid them
That’s “Dynamic SQL”, with a capital D, because I feel like it’s a thing in its own right and deserves to be in Title Case.
