Azure DWH part 2: Get Started with Azure Data Warehouse
In this article, we will learn how to use Visual Studio to query Azure SQL Data Warehouse tables and how to create a new table.
2017-01-25
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Articles
Columnstore Indexes and Computed Columns in SQL Server 2016
You can’t do everything with a columnstore index — but SQL Server’s optimizer can get pretty creative so it can use a columnstore index in ways you might not expect. Kendra Little explains.
2017-01-25
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Automating the Setup of the Local Developer Machine
On both Windows and Linux, the chore of setting up a development workstation can take several days, and there always seem to be a few configuration settings that get missed. You can reduce the time and tedium dramatically by automating the process by using Vagrant to set up the operating system, followed by your choice of provisioning, configuration management and orchestration applications such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, Docker, Chocolatey and Boxstarter. Vishwas shows how to make it easy to do with Vagrant, Chocolatey and Boxstarter.
2017-01-24
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Join Two CSV Files with a Common Column
In this example we will join two CSV files with a common column using SQL Server.
2017-01-23
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Getting Started with R Services in SQL Server 2016 – Part 2
SQL Server 2016 brings native support for doing advanced analytics, using R Services, in the database itself. Arshad Ali takes a look at a detailed conceptual execution flow, executing R scripts from SQL Server Management Studio and other R client tools.
2017-01-23
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Need to run multiple scripts against multiple servers?
Let Chris Yates give you a quick overview of Redgate's SQL Multi Script to learn more about a quick and easy way to solve the problem.
2017-01-23
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Development Delusions: That it is Enough to Build a Better Mousetrap
You've written a superb, clever, application that you are trying to encourage your colleagues to use. They're not interested. Why? You've neglected the documentation. Surely, the saying goes 'Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door'? Nope, not without comprehensive and complete documentation and marketing, it won't. Documentation is the secret of ensuring that good software will succeed.
2017-01-20
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Keeping Fact Tables Online while Loading via Partition Switching
Provides overview of steps that can be used to keep fact tables online during loading process.
2017-01-19
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What's New in Reporting Services 2016 Service Pack 1
SQL Server 2016 was been released the first of June 2016, but at the recent Connect event Microsoft announced the first service pack. Aside from numerous fixes, this service pack also comes packed with some notable enhancements for Reporting Services. Koen Verbeeck gives you an overview of these enhancements.
2017-01-19
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Five Useful SQL Server Management Practices
This article outlines five SQL Server capabilities you can use to enhance your efficiency as a DBA.
2017-01-18
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Changing the AG Listener
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