CCI – How to load data for better Columnstore Segment Elimination
Introduction
In this blog post, I would like to explain what a columnstore segment elimination is and how to load data...
2018-09-11
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CCI Bulk Load Pitfalls 1 – ETL Framework and up-to-date Statistics
Intro
I would like to start a miniseries of blogs where I try to summarize lessons learned from large data loading...
2018-09-03
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How to handle big numbers in SSAS Tabular
Intro
Intro
I have recently faced the issue of handling big numbers in SSAS Tabular. Our SSAS model processes accounting data for...
2018-07-27
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SSAS Tabular – Fact Table Key Columns Datatype Impact
Intro
I’m working on a solution where warehouse uses string codes as the keys for dimensions. Therefore the fact table is...
2018-05-23
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DAX IF & Switch Statement Performance – Does Order Matter?
Intro
I’ve written a couple of article about IF & SWITCH in DAX over the past few years. Recently I noticed that...
2018-01-31
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SSAS Tabular – Large Dimension Performance II
What are the limits?
What are the limits?
Of course, as a follow-up to my last article you might ask at least...
2017-11-29
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SSIS script task successfully executed. Or not?
Issue
Recently we came across an interesting issue. I guess this will not happen often, but I think it’s worth mentioning...
2017-11-20
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Blogs
AI Step 1
By Vinay Thakur
As this is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) World, things are changing. We can see that...
Beginner’s Guide: Building a Dockerized Todo App with React, Chakra UI, and Rust for Backend
In a containerized app, React and Chakra UI provide a robust and accessible user...
A New Word: Nachlophobia
By Steve Jones
nachlophobia – n. the fear that your deepest connections with people are ultimately pretty...
Forums
Active and Active Cluster
Hi Team, I am planning to apply security updates for SQL Server 2016 on...
SSIS package works in VS but failed in SSMS
Please help and thanks. Package:Error: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_OLEDBERROR. An OLE DB error has...
Need a list of stored procedures that execute multiple stored procedures
Hello SSC! I hope you all had a happy and safe holiday! Apologies if...
Question of the Day
The Funny SELECTs
What is returned from this query?
SELECT
( SELECT COUNT (*) FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader AS soh
WHERE soh.OrderDate > '01/01/2011' AND soh.OrderDate < '01/01/2012') AS OrdersIn2000
, ( SELECT COUNT (*) FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader AS soh
WHERE soh.OrderDate > '01/01/2012' AND soh.OrderDate < '01/01/2013') AS OrdersIn2001
, ( SELECT COUNT (*) FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader AS soh
WHERE soh.OrderDate > '01/01/2013' AND soh.OrderDate < '01/01/2014') AS OrdersIn2002; See possible answers