Introduction to Microsoft R Services in SQL Server 2016
General introduction to R Services in SQL Server 2016 and how R server works with external stored procedure.
2019-01-25 (first published: 2016-09-15)
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Articles
Query Store And Cruel Defaults
Erik Darling loves query store, but he really hates the default capture mode.
2019-01-25
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Rolling Back CREATE DDL Statements
There is a myth that DDL statements can't be rolled back. This article tests and debunks the myth.
2019-01-24
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Getting Started with CQRS – Part 2
In this second article of the series, Diogo Souza walks you through creating the MongoDB code, the query side of the pattern, to complete the CQRS configuration.
2019-01-24
2,922 reads
SQL Server Reporting Services Report Builder with DAX Query Support
In this tip we look at how you can use DAX formulas within your SQL Server Reporting Services Report Builder reports.
2019-01-23
2,297 reads
Customizing the Default Azure Data Studio Dashboards
Explore the Azure Data Studio dashboards and see how to customize one of these dashboards to include a new widget.
2019-01-22
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The SQL Server LAG Function
The LAG function can really improve performance over the old double JOIN.
2019-01-21 (first published: 2019-01-14)
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Creating Measures Using DAX
In the first article in this series, Andy Brown demonstrated how to create calculated columns in Power BI using the DAX language. This second article in the series explains what measures are, and how you can use DAX to create measures within Power BI. The formulae in the article apply equally well to PowerPivot and Analysis Services Tabular Model.
2019-01-21
2,447 reads
Manipulating Filetable Files Programatically
Learn how you can work with FileTable files from T-SQL as an alternative to the drag and drop methods of using Windows Explorer
2019-01-18 (first published: 2016-01-28)
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Do Functions Stop You From Using Indexes?
If you have a function in the WHERE clause, you might have heard you can't use indexes. That's not entirely correct.
2019-01-18
3,536 reads
Blogs
Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget
It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
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