Stairway to U-SQL Level 16: The Azure Data Lake Catalog
Delve behind the scenes and learn about the catalog used to manage Azure Data Lakes.
2020-04-08
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Stairway Series
Stairway to SQLCLR Level 2: Sample Stored Procedure and Function
In the second level of our Stairway to SQLCLR, we look at how to enable the SQLCLR in SQL Server. We then build an assembly, store procedure, and a function that can be called from your T-SQL code.
2020-07-09 (first published: 2019-09-24)
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Using Client Tools - Level 4 of the Stairway to SQL Server on Linux
In the next level of the Stairway to SQL Server on Linux learn about the client tools available to connect to your instance.
2019-03-13
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An Introduction to RLS Security Policies: Level 3 of the Stairway to Row-Level Security
An introduction to how security policies work for RLS.
2019-01-30
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Stairway to SSAS Tabular Level 5: Cleaning up Dimensions
In this fifth level of the SSAS Tabular stairway, learn how to clean up dimensions.
2019-01-28
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Pages and Extents: Stairway to SQL Server Indexes Level 4
We've now seen how indexed and non-indexed tables perform in queries, and established "logical reads" as the metric for query performance. Now it is time to explain why logical reads are an excellent metric and also explain what is actually being read.
2019-03-29 (first published: 2019-01-16)
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Adding Disks - Level 3 of the Stairway to SQL Server on Linux
In this level we examine how to add disks to separate our data, log, and tempdb files.
2018-12-05
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What is ADF? Level 1 of the Stairway to Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory is a new way of moving data around, and this first level gives you a good overview of what the service can do.
2018-10-31
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Basic Administration Tasks - Level 5 of the Stairway to for Azure SQL Database
In this next level, learn how to accomplish a few simple administration tasks that may help you manage your Azure SQL Database.
2018-10-24
1,809 reads
Installing the Database Server - Level 2 of the Stairway to SQL Server on Linux
In this next level, we learn how to install SQL Server on Linux and verify that everything is working.
2018-10-17
1,323 reads
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