T-SQL Tuesday #70 – The Enterprise
It’s hard to believe this is the 70th edition of T-SQL Tuesday. I haven’t missed many, and I’ve enjoyed them...
2015-09-16 (first published: 2015-09-08)
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Blog Posts
Using @@ROWCOUNT can be a bit tricky
@@ROWCOUNT is a very useful system variable that returns the number of rows read/affected by the previous statement. It’s frequently...
2015-09-16
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What is the Difference Between Full Load and Incremental Load
When you start working in ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) or SSIS projects, you’ll be faced with two basic terms:...
2015-09-16 (first published: 2015-09-08)
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Actions In Extended Events
an action invokes memories of verbs and "to do" something. If you recall from the quick definition in the article on Extended Events Objects, an action is "a means...
2015-09-15
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Actions In Extended Events
The next component to discuss is Actions. I have discussed various aspects of events, schemas, categories and packages as some...
2015-09-15
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Building Better SSIS Packages Class in Dallas
I’m happy to announce a new, full-day class in the Dallas area next month. I’ll be presenting my Building Better...
2015-09-15 (first published: 2015-09-08)
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Columnstore Indexes – part 66 (“More Clustered Columnstore Improvements in SQL Server 2016”)
Continuation from the previous 65 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
Continuing writing about the improvements added to...
2015-09-15
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Creating Time Calculations in Power BI
One of the current issues in Power BI is the inability to specify a Date table. The Date table is...
2015-09-15
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Custom Placeholders in SQL Prompt 7
I love my snippets in SQL Prompt. Adding some snippets can make work go so much quicker. I add new...
2015-09-15
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Extended Events Objects
So far, I have talked about some of the metadata associated with Extended Events. But I have not yet started...
2015-09-15 (first published: 2015-09-08)
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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