Short Circuit Events
The predicate order is critical. Having the wrong order can result in not trapping the desired events. I cover the critical nature of predicates in the aforementioned article. At...
2015-10-26
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Blog Posts
SQL Server – Columnstore Index creation error: A columnstore index cannot have INCLUDED columns
Hi friends, in my previous blog we learnt that sparse column cannot be part of columnstore index. In this blog...
2015-10-26
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SQL Server Database Source Control using VSO Git
For a while now, I have ensured that the source code of new projects that I have undertaken (in both...
2015-10-26
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Things You Need To Know about Nolock
Nolock is not the Satan, but no an angel too
Surfing the web you will find articles saying that Nolock is...
2015-10-26
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Too Big To Be Visible - SQL Server vs. Oracle data in SSRS reporting
[2015-Oct-20] A sourcing system failed to return correct results (returned value was a very high figure with double digit number...
2015-10-26 (first published: 2015-10-20)
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Be Cautious About Invoke-SqlCmd Bug
With PowerShell becoming more popular in daily DBA work, I’d like to mention one huge ugly bug I recently encountered...
2015-10-25
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Be Cautious About Invoke-SqlCmd Bug
With PowerShell becoming more popular in daily DBA work, I’d like to mention one huge ugly bug I recently encountered...
2015-10-25
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Hekaton Part 9: Things Hash Indexes can't do
Last few posts have explored hash indexes in depth. This one will deal with the limitations on Hash Indexes. What...
2015-10-25
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So Long Seattle and Thanks for all the Fish!
I’ve had some good times in the Seattle area. I’ve lived in the Seattle are since 1987 and graduated high...
2015-10-25
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Counting Events
After reading through the articles about the pair_matching target (here) and the article on the histogram target (here), this one is...
2015-10-23
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers