Planting a Debug Flag in T-SQL

Debug Flag
Are you looking for a way to debug stored procedures in SQL Server? Keep reading for a technique that’s worked ...
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Required SQL Indexes

Required SQL Indexes
If you talk to any data professionals about query performance, they’ll bring up indexes in the first few minutes. For ...
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Storing Big Ugly Tables

Storing Big Ugly Tables
Have you ever had a big ugly table? A table with millions or even billions of rows. Perhaps you wanted ...
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Generate Random Dates In T-SQL

Generate Random Dates T-SQL
Have you ever needed to create a random date in SQL over a group of rows? Whenever I build a ...
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SQL Server Learning Resources

Favorite SQL Server Resources
Do you feel overwhelmed by the volume of SQL Server resources? Where do you start? In this article, I offer ...
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Benefits of SQL Stored Procedures – Maintainability

Benefits of SQL Stored Procedures
Are you trying to convince developers to use Stored Procedures rather than inline SQL or an ORM, say Entity Framework? ...
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