Integration Services Logging Levels in SQL Server 2016
At the time of writing, SQL Server 2016 preview (CTP 2.3) has been released and there are some changes for the Integration Services (SSIS) Catalog logging levels.
2015-10-15
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Articles
2015-10-14
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SQL Prompt Tips #1 - Selecting in the Object Explorer
A quick tip to help you get the most out of SQL Prompt.
2015-10-14 (first published: 2012-05-01)
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Azure SQL Database - Row-Level Security
One of the benefits of using Azure-based Platform-as-a-Service and Software-as-a-Service offerings, is considerably quicker access to newly developed capabilities. In this article Marcin Policht focuses on row-level security, included in both Azure SQL Database V12 and SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2 (CTP2).
2015-10-14
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Find Permission Changes In The Default Trace
Learn how to find who has changed permissions from the default trace
2015-10-13
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SQL Server 2014 and Windows Azure Blob Storage Service: Better Together
This technical article will cover in depth SQL Server 2014 Data Files on Azure Blob storage service, starting from step-by-step configuration
2015-10-13
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Power BI Desktop Web Queries to Screen Scrape Data from Websites
I have heard the new Power BI Desktop can screen scrape data off websites; how does that process work?
2015-10-12
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How efficient is your covered index?
Observing an index seek utilizing a composite index within SQL execution plan might be more than meets the eye – you should look again.
2015-10-09 (first published: 2013-08-12)
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Storing Passwords in a Secure Way in a SQL Server Database
Measures such as using special characters and numbers within a password are of little use to security if passwords are then stored in an insecure way. Sergey Gigoyan explains how to encrypt and store passwords in a SQL Server database.
2015-10-09
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SQL and R
There is plenty that is novel and perhaps foreign to a new R user, but it's no reason to abandon your hard-earned SQL skills! In this article, Casimir Saternos explains that not only can you easily retrieve data from SQL Sources for analysis and visualisation in R, but you can also use SQL to create, clean, filter, query and otherwise manipulate datasets within R, using a wide choice of relational databases.
2015-10-08
6,620 reads
Blogs
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What is Page Density
In SQL Server, there is a concept of page density. This is determined by how much data is stored on each page. What is a page density of 90%?
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