Database Scoped Configurations
In SQL Server 2016, one of the key management improvement is a new feature that is called Database Scoped Configurations.
This...
2016-06-10
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Niko Neugebauer
- Website: http://www.nikoport.com
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This is about analytics.
This is about day to day life.
This is also about how the things should not being done.
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2016-06-07
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Columnstore Indexes – part 83 (“Columnstore Replication in SQL Server 2016”)
Continuation from the previous 82 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/
A lot of things were changed in...
2016-05-29
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Speaking at 24 Hours of PASS – The Evolution of Data Platform
As announced a couple of hours ago, a new edition of the famous online webinars 24 Hours of PASS will...
2016-04-21
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Columnstore Indexes – part 82 (“Extended Events in SQL Server 2016”)
Continuation from the previous 81 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
Previously, I have blogged about about the...
2016-04-16
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The Future of the User Groups (SQLPort)
With SQLPort approaching it’s 6th birthday (21st of April), I have to admit that the works on the user group...
2016-03-27
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Columnstore Indexes – part 80 (“Local Aggregation”)
Continuation from the previous 79 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
Given the number under-the-hood performance & manageability improvements...
2016-03-21
553 reads
Columnstore Indexes – part 81 (“Adding Columnstore Index to InMemory Tables”)
Continuation from the previous 80 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
Microsoft is doing an amazing job with...
2016-03-21
516 reads
Tuga IT 2016 – Registrations are open
The registrations for Tuga IT 2016 are finally open: http://tugait2016.eventbrite.com, hurry up cause we are starting to promote it very...
2016-03-09
602 reads
Columnstore Indexes – part 79 (“Loading Data into Non-Updatable Nonclustered Columnstore”)
Continuation from the previous 78 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
Update: In SQL Server 2016 the Nonclustered...
2016-03-07
577 reads
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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