In this article, I am going to explain the DBCC DBREINDEX statement, its syntax, and its usage. Additionally, I am also going to cover the differences between the DBCC REINDEX and ALTER INDEX statements.
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An overview of Analytic Functions in SQL Server
August 2, 2021In this article, we are going to talk about the various analytic functions that are supported by the SQL Server Database Engine. As it goes by the name, these are some special functions using which we can execute analytic queries on the dataset and obtain useful results. In comparison to standard SQL queries, sometimes it becomes necessary for the Data Analysts to deep dive into the data more and obtain insights from analytic perspectives. This article will discuss all the analytic functions supported by SQL Server with some details.
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Safeguard your Azure SQL Database to prevent unexpected changes
July 30, 2021This article explores locks to prevent unexpected changes in Azure SQL Database resources.
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How to calculate Subtotals in SQL Queries
July 30, 2021In this article, we will learn how to calculate and add a subtotal in SQL queries.
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Getting started with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Citus server
July 30, 2021This article will show how to deploy the Hyperscale (Citus) server group of Azure Database for PostgreSQL and explore its configuration options.
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Recommender Systems for Customer Reviews
July 29, 2021Introduction
Until now, we have discussed several topics in Text Analytics in Azure Machine Learning in many aspects from the last couple of articles and in this article, we will be discussing the Recommender Systems for Customer Reviews.
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DDL triggers in Azure SQL Database
July 28, 2021This article explores database DDL triggers for auditing Data Definition Language (DDL) on Azure SQL Database.
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SSIS Lookup transformation vs. Fuzzy Lookup transformation
July 28, 2021This article will explain how to use the SSIS lookup transformation and how it differs from the fuzzy lookup. This is a continuation of the SSIS features face-to-face series that we published previously on this website.
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A deep dive into SQL Table Variables
July 28, 2021In this article, we will explore some secrets about SQL Table Variables.
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An overview of Azure Cognitive Services
July 26, 2021Microsoft Azure has been a leading cloud service provider over the past few years. In this article, we are going to look into an overview of various cognitive services offered by Azure. In simple English, the word ‘Cognitive’ means to involve in intellectual activities, such as thinking or reasoning. Similarly, Azure Cognitive Services are also related to intelligence related to the computer and the way humans behave with these computers. For example, these services allow humans to interact with the machines as if they have the intellectual ability to talk, think and respond to events accordingly.
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Getting started with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible server
July 14, 2021This article will walk you through the process to create a Flexible server model of Azure Database for PostgreSQL and learn the unique features offered by it.
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Understanding xp_fileexist and its usage
July 9, 2021In this article, we are going to learn about xp_fileexist, its usage, and alternatives. To access the file system using SQL Server queries, we can use the following extended stored procedures.
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Latent Dirichlet Allocation in Text Analytics
July 8, 2021Introduction
Until now, we have discussed a few topics in Analytics in Azure Machine Learning many aspects in the last couple of articles, we will be discussing the Latent Dirichlet Allocation in Text Analytics in this article.
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Azure SQL Database Maintenance Window
July 7, 2021Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed instance are Microsoft offerings for PaaS SQL Server in cloud infrastructure. In the case of a traditional on-premises SQL Server, at certain times, we require database system downtime to perform specific operations such as hardware upgrades, OS and SQL Server patching. In a critical production database system, it is challenging to get downtime and schedule these activities.
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Learn NoSQL in Azure: Getting started with DocumentDB SQL API
July 7, 2021This article is a part of the series Learn NoSQL in Azure where we will learn about the DocumentDB SQL API in detail. Azure Cosmos DB is a serverless NoSQL database service provided by Azure that is highly available, globally distributed, and responds within the minimum latency. Due to these features, it is a perfect fit for building modern-day applications using the DocumentDB or SQL API of Azure Cosmos DB.
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File Validation in SQL Server with xp_fileexist
July 6, 2021In this article, we will explore the xp_fileexist extended stored procedure usage and other details. At the same time, we will take a look at alternative methods to this procedure.
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Data Wrangling with Power Query in Azure Data Factory
July 6, 2021This article will help you get started with Power Query in Azure Data Factory to perform Data Wrangling.
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Use Kusto Query Language to solve a data problem
July 5, 2021Introduction
In the previous article Azure Data Explorer and the Kusto Query Language, we saw how the Microsoft Azure Data Explorer works, and we learned about the Kusto query language (KQL). We’ll build on this here in part two, we’ll learn more about KQL, and we’ll use KQL to solve a real-world data problem.
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An overview of the SQL Server ISNUMERIC function
July 2, 2021This article gives an overview of the SQL Server ISNUMERIC built-in system function. It explains how to use this function, illustrates its limitations, and provides some alternatives.
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Filter based Feature Selection in Text Analytics
July 1, 2021Introduction
As we are well into the discussions of Text Analytics in Azure Machine Learning from the last couple of articles, we will be discussing the Filter based Feature Selection in Text Analytics and how we can build a prediction model from the Filter Based Feature Selection in order to perform text classification.
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Restore Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) enabled Azure SQL Database
June 30, 2021This article will restore a Transparent Data Encrypted Azure SQL Database into an on-premise SQL Server. Further, we will also create a copy of the Azure database on the same server.
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Consuming datasets from Azure SQL Database in Azure Machine Learning
June 29, 2021This article will show how to source data from Azure SQL Database into Azure Machine Learning.
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An overview of the sp_helptext statement
June 28, 2021In this article, we are learning about the sp_helptext statement. I am going to show the various examples of the usage of it. I will also explain the two alternatives of the sp_helptext statement.
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SQL Server Performance Tuning: Resolving Last Page Insert Contention
June 25, 2021In this article, we will focus on one major SQL Server performance issue that we may experience during heavy data insertion in a table.
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Learn NoSQL in Azure: Diving Deeper into Azure Cosmos DB
June 25, 2021This article is a part of the series – Learn NoSQL in Azure where we explore Azure Cosmos DB as a part of the non-relational database system used widely for a variety of applications. Azure Cosmos DB is a part of Microsoft’s serverless databases on Azure which is highly scalable and distributed across all locations that run on Azure. It is offered as a platform as a service (PAAS) from Azure and you can develop databases that have a very high throughput and very low latency. Using Azure Cosmos DB, customers can replicate their data across multiple locations across the globe and also across multiple locations within the same region. This makes Cosmos DB a highly available database service with almost 99.999% availability for reads and writes for multi-region modes and almost 99.99% availability for single-region modes.
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