Indexes on GUIDs – Not Only Fragmentation
A client called us with the following issue:
He had a table of a few dozen million rows. The table had...
2015-08-03 (first published: 2015-07-27)
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Columnstore Indexes at PASS Performance Palooza: Recording and Materials
Yesterday I participated in PASS Performance Palooza.
I had a lot of fun delivering my session Columnstore Indexes – Questions and Answers.
The...
2015-07-24
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Speaking about Columnstore Indexes at PASS Performance Palooza
The PASS Performance Virtual Chapter has a tradition of yearly “Palooza events”, in which there are a few back-to-back online performance...
2015-07-21
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Can a SQL Server Table be Too Small?
Everyone’s talking about “Big Data”, huge tables and data explosion right?
Can we have a problem of a table that is...
2015-06-26 (first published: 2015-06-16)
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24 Hours of PASS: The Data Loading Performance Presentation – Slide Deck and Scripts
Thanks to everyone who attended my 24 Hours of PASS session, The Data Loading Performance Presentation.
It was a lot of...
2015-06-25
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Speaking at 24 Hours of PASS: Growing Our Community
24 Hours of PASS is just around the corner, and I’m happy to say that this time I’ll be speaking...
2015-06-18
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The #1 Enemy of Data Loading in SQL Server
Let’s look at the following script:
CREATE TABLE LoadMeFast (Id INT NOT NULL,
InsertDate DATETIME NOT NULL,
ABunchOfLetters NVARCHAR(100)
)
GO
SET NOCOUNT ON
GO
DECLARE...
2015-06-09 (first published: 2015-06-03)
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Query Progress Tracking in SQL Server for the DBA VC
This past Wednesday, I delivered my session, “Query Progress Tracking in SQL Server” to the DBA Virtual Chapter.
The session covers...
2015-05-29
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How to Find Objects that Contain a Certain String in SQL Server
Let’s say you remember a piece of code you need to optimize or take a look at, but you don’t...
2015-05-13
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Make Sure to Schedule Your SQL Server Replication Jobs
You setup SQL Server Replication and everything looks fine. Rows are flowing between the servers and you think you’re done.
Right? Wrong..
At...
2015-05-04 (first published: 2015-04-22)
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #192: SQL Server 2025 Backup Changes
By Steve Jones
I hosted this month, but I decided to put my own entry in as...
Why Databases Still Fascinate Me
By Chris Yates
I get asked a lot about why or how I began working with databases...
Monday Monitor Tips: ServiceNow Integration
By Steve Jones
Earlier this year I visited a customer that was using the Redgate Monitor webhook...
Forums
Member was not found in the cube when the string
Hey, I've not done a cube for many years but I find myself supporting...
Implementing PostgreSQL with Python for Real-Time Logging and Monitoring
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Identify a Slipstream Installation
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Identify a Slipstream Installation
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