The Future is Now - An Internet of Things Infographic
A look at the positive and negative aspects of IoT in this infographic.
2017-02-01
241 reads
Articles
Planning for Successful Data Management
It is the data, in particular, that sets Database Lifecycle Management apart from the mainstream of application delivery. Data entities, and the way that organisations understand and deal with them, have their own lifespan. If we neglect the management of data, we risk disaster for the organisations that use it. If we take data management seriously, databases become a lot easier.
2017-02-01
5,732 reads
Loading Non Duplicated Data Using SSIS
Learn how you can easily load data from a file that isn't duplicated, discarding those rows that are.
2017-01-31
4,389 reads
SQL Server v.Next : STRING_AGG Performance, Part 2
Aaron Bertrand starts digging deeper into the performance of string concatenation methods STRING_AGG and FOR XML PATH.
2017-01-31
3,209 reads
Azure SQL Data Warehouse with PowerShell
We will teach how to create a new SQL Azure Data Warehouse using Powershell
2017-01-30
1,639 reads
DevOps and Database Lifecycle Management
Database Lifecycle Management (DLM) aims to provide a roadmap of what is required, and when, to deliver and maintain effective databases that can respond quickly to business change. How...
2017-01-30
3,197 reads
The Elusive Conditional WHERE Clause
What's this, a conditional WHERE clause that doesn't use dynamic SQL?
2017-01-27 (first published: 2013-04-18)
39,478 reads
Hyper-V and PowerShell: The Basics
Because it is important with maintaining Virtual Machine environments to be able to repeat routine tasks completely accurately, Windows PowerShell has grown in importance for the job. Now you can manage the Hyper-V environment via PowerShell without needing to use the Hyper-V Manager console. It opens up many opportunities for automation.
2017-01-27
6,538 reads
Changing Linked Server Passwords
How to article on changing passwords for linked servers via TSQL and SSMS.
2017-01-26
16,277 reads
Importance of Performing DBCC CHECKDB on all SQL Server Databases
The SQL Server model database is one of the core system databases, but it seem to get less attention in terms of importance. This post from Simon Liew will demonstrate the havoc the model database can cause when database integrity checks exclude the model database and corruption goes undetected.
2017-01-26
4,940 reads
Blogs
In Memory of Andrew Clarke, AKA Phil Factor
By Steve Jones
One of the parts of getting older that really sucks is I seem to...
Leading Through the Noise: Harnessing Data in the Age of Digital Overload
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A New Word: Anderance
By Steve Jones
anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally...
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Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization in SQL Server 2022
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Minimum Change Tracking Retention
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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