2018-11-20
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Articles
Installing SQL Server 2019 CTP 2.0
Greg Larsen offers detailed instructions on how to install SQL Server 2019 CTP 2.0.
2018-11-20
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2018-11-19
3,130 reads
What Is SQLPSX?
SQLPSX is a useful library you can add to PowerShell to automate many DBA tasks. In this article, Laerte Junior demonstrates several useful commands and shows you how to create a SQL Agent job using this library to run daily DBA checks.
2018-11-19
3,347 reads
Batch Mode For Row Store: What Does It Help With?
Considering SQL Server 2019? Erik tells you what kinds of queries will get the biggest performance improvements.
2018-11-16
2,401 reads
T-SQL Decommenter Part II
Demonstration of the T-SQL Decommenter removing comments from a sample T-SQL batch.
2018-11-15
937 reads
SOX and Database Administration – Part 3
Database administrators are typically responsible for the security and availability of financial data. In this article, Robert Sheldon discusses SOX, passed in 2002, that governs financial data of publicly traded companies in the US.
2018-11-15
2,359 reads
CosmosDB Change Feed Processing
This article was created to help readers understand CosmosDB change feed processing.
2018-11-13
1,774 reads
Overview of In-Memory Technologies of Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database offers a straightforward approach to controlling its performance through vertical scaling. Despite its simplicity, scaling up has obvious pricing implications and, while it is an online operation, it might result in rollback of in-flight transactions. If you are looking for a supplemental approach to enhancing performance, then you might want to consider implementing in-memory technologies which are part of the Azure SQL Database feature set.
2018-11-13
2,109 reads
Linear barcodes in SSRS using the Barcode Image Generation Library
The open source Barcode Image Generation Library enables insertion of twenty-seven different types of linear barcode symbols into SSRS reports without the use of barcode fonts.
2018-11-12
11,790 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Anderance
By Steve Jones
anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally...
Troubleshooting SQL Server – Starting with the Error Log
By gbargsley
We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?”...
From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures
By Chris Yates
In the beginning, there was OLTP – Online Transaction Processing. Fast, reliable, and ruthlessly...
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Minimum Change Tracking Retention
If I am running this code:
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON (CHANGE_RETENTION=xxx);What is the minimum amount of time I can set? See possible answers