SQL Server Tips, Articles and Training

What is Change Management and the SQL Server DBAs Role

This article will explain Change Management, how DBAs are involved and can benefit from implementing standard processes for all database changes.

Auto Generate SQL Variable Syntax for Table Column Names

Check out this SQL Server stored procedure and function to auto-generate SQL variable coding syntax for many different programming languages.

Easy and Cost Effective way to Encrypt Every SQL Server Database

Learn why Becton Dickinson has selected DBDefence to protect their SQL Server data across numerous medical devices in a cost effective manner.

Popular Right Now

1 - SQL DATE Functions

2 - SQL Server RETURN and OUTPUT Clause in Stored Procedures

3 - How to migrate a SQL Server database to a lower version

Calculating Costs for Microsoft SQL Server

SQL Server Tutorials

Disaster Recovery in the Cloud: Understanding Challenges and Strategies for SQL Server

Power BI

Power BI Export to Excel

Learn how you can export millions of rows of data out of Power BI to either a CSV or Excel file.

Performance Tuning

Uncover SQL Server Missing Indexes

In this article, we look at a SQL Server Dynamic Management View (DMV) that helps find queries that trigger missing index recommendations.

XML

Working with XML data in SQL Server

In this article, we look at what you need to know to work with XML data in SQL Server.

Microsoft Fabric

API for GraphQL in Microsoft Fabric

Learn how to share data currently stored in a Microsoft Fabric warehouse using a GraphQL API along with the steps to set this up.

Azure SQL Managed Instance

Azure Managed Instance Download and Restore SQL Server Backup

Create an SQL Server backup for an Azure Managed Instance that you can download and restore on another SQL Server instance.

Cloud Strategy

How to Design a Real-Time Streaming Platform with Azure

Learn how to design a real-time streaming platform that captures data as they are generated and stored in the necessary storage for decision-making.

Indexing

SQL Index Rebuild vs Reorganize Comparison

This tip covers the differences and similarities between SQL Server index rebuild and index reorganize operations.

Performance Tuning

Identify CPU Intensive SQL Server Queries from an Implicit Conversion

Learn how to use the SQL Server Query Store to find CPU-intensive queries and how you can use Query Store to resolve these issues.

Artificial Intelligence

Build an LLM Application using LangChain

In this tutorial, we will build an LLM application using LangChain to show you how to start implementing AI in your applications.

TSQL

Find Mismatched Data between SQL Server Tables using LEFT JOIN, EXCEPT, NOT IN and NOT EXISTS

In this tip we look at various ways to find mismatched SQL Server data between two tables using LEFT JOIN, EXCEPT, NOT IN and NOT EXISTS.

PowerShell

Run PowerShell Scripts with SQL Server Agent or Windows Task Scheduler

Learn how to schedule and automate your PowerShell scripts using either SQL Server Agent or Windows Task Scheduler.

TSQL

SQL WHERE IS NOT NULL for SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE

Learn how to use IS NOT NULL for a WHERE clause in SQL along with examples of how this can be used for SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and UPDATE.

Tutorial

Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial

In this tutorial we will demonstrate how you can use the functionality that is available within Performance Monitor (PerfMon) to monitor your system.

Tutorial

Using try catch in SQL Server stored procedures

Error handling is a key part of stored procedure development and this section covers how to build error handling logic.

Tutorial

SQL Server Profiler Events Explained

There are many different metrics that can be captured with Profiler and in this section we cover various events.

Whitepaper

How to Build a SANless SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance in Google Cloud Platform

Learn how to build a SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (FCI) on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Webcast

Performance Troubleshooting SQL Server with Native Tools

Microsoft ships a multitude of tools to help detect, diagnose, and resolve problems inside of SQL Server. But which is best to use and when? This sess

Webcast

Easily Create Non-Sensitive Copies of Production Databases

Learn how to obfuscate sensitive data and personally identifiable information (PII), all while ensuring the data remains useful for testing and analys