On Automation
I’m a big fan of automation. I’ve been in IT for 27 years now. One unchanging rule during that time...
2015-04-20 (first published: 2015-04-09)
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Blog Posts
2015-04-20
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The hidden security of msdb
To be fair it’s not actually hidden, just not so well known.
Have you ever wondered how to grant permissions...
2015-04-20
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The MERGE Statement – One Statement for INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE
Starting with SQL Server 2008, we can use the MERGE statement to solve some every day scenarios in more elegant...
2015-04-20
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T-SQL HOST_ID and HOST_NAME
HOST_ID and HOST_NAME
Included in T-SQL for SQL Server is a functions that returns the workstation information that executes a SQL...
2015-04-20
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Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 51 (“SSIS, DataFlow & Max Buffer Memory”)
Continuation from the previous 50 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/
This post is dedicated to usage of...
2015-04-19
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How CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL behave with computed columns In Sql Server
Hi friends, in this blog I am going to tell you about effect of CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL for computed columns while creating...
2015-04-18
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How index gets dropped in Views in SQL Server
Hi Friends, In this blog I am going to tell about dropping of indexes in view in SQL Server. Views...
2015-04-18
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Heraflux is Hiring
I’m proud to announce my company, Heraflux Technologies, is looking to fill the position for Vice President of Business Development....
2015-04-17
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On Failure: On Being a Screw-Up
“He’s a screw-up. Always trying things that don’t work.”
I’ll be honest: I used to be afraid of being the person...
2015-04-17 (first published: 2015-04-09)
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Blogs
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
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Question of the Day
Lots of FKs
In SQL Server 2025, what are the most outgoing and incoming FK references a table can have?
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