SQL Server 2016 SP1 Query Specific Wait Statistics Available Through Execution Plans
SQL Server 2016 SP1 added loads of cool new features and options. One of those is a change that expands...
2016-11-22 (first published: 2016-11-20)
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Blog Posts
SQL Server on Linux, first observations.
Is this one of those weird food combinations like honey on pizza or salt and pepper on apples that’s going...
2016-11-22
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SQL Server on Linux: Boring
As a concept, SQL Server on Linux is thrilling. Due to this, the OS doesn’t stand in the way of...
2016-11-22
634 reads
An early Christmas present - Great Value SQL Server Training the Decemeber
No No, not my new hat, although it is rather splendid. I have received the weekly email from Learning Tree listing...
2016-11-21
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Book Review – Power Pivot and Power BI
Since Power BI is all the rage right now, I was in need of some material to spice up my...
2016-11-21 (first published: 2016-11-15)
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Monday Coffee 2016-11-21
Well there were quite a few announcements in the SQL Server world last week.
SQL Server vNext CTP was made...
2016-11-21
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SQL Server on Linux – How I think they did it!
OK, so everyone wants to know how Microsoft did it…how they got SQL Server running on Linux. In this article, I’m going to try to figure out how.
Update: Since...
2016-11-21
5 reads
Task Manager is a liar
I remember asking a question at a recent training event, the outcome? I now don’t use task manager to try...
2016-11-21
573 reads
When was my index created or at least last updated?
SQL Server stores a create date and a change date for each object in the sys.objects system view.
Unfortunately while...
2016-11-21 (first published: 2016-11-14)
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Columnstore Indexes – part 90 (“In-Memory Columnstore Improvements in Service Pack 1 of SQL Server 2016 “)
Continuation from the previous 89 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
This blog post is focusing on a...
2016-11-20
604 reads
Blogs
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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