Using SSIS Lookup Transformation in ETL Packages
Lookup is one of many transformations available in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Its purpose is to perform a JOIN of...
2015-04-29
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Blog Posts
Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 52 (“What’s new for Columnstore XE in SQL Server 2014 SP1”)
Continuation from the previous 51 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/
Microsoft has launched Service Pack 1 for...
2015-04-28
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Exam Prep 70-463: Master Data Services Models
This post is part of a series on this blog that will help me, and hopefully you, pass exam 70-463: Implementing...
2015-04-28 (first published: 2015-04-16)
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Moving SQL Server data between filegroups – Part 2 – The implementation
In this post we are going to show the implementation of a PowerShell script using SMO to move data between filegroups on SQL Server. This article is the second of our...
2015-04-28
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Restoring a database that doesn’t exist
When restoring a database that doesn’t exist, say for instance when a client sends a database to you, you can’t...
2015-04-28
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Restoring a database that doesn't exist
When restoring a database that doesn't exist, say for instance when a client sends a database to you, you can't...
2015-04-28
2,342 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #65 – Learning Computed Columns for XML
It’s T-SQL Tuesday time again, and this month the invite comes from Mike Donnelly (@sqlmd). The topic is Teach Something...
2015-04-28 (first published: 2015-04-14)
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Use PsPing When Working in Azure IaaS
Recently I’ve been learning more about how Azure functions and how it can help my customers. One of the best...
2015-04-28
1,107 reads
Windows Temporary Profile
Amongst IT related problems one that can fill this most ardent optimist with dread is when logging into your pc...
2015-04-28
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Approaches to deploying Sql Server database code
When you deploy your Sql Server code, there are two approaches, there is the manual way and the automated “compare & deploy” way.
Manual The manual way is where you...
2015-04-27
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
When Your Microsoft Fabric Capacity Runs Out: Optimize, Scale Up, Scale Out, or Isolate?
By James Serra
Microsoft Fabric makes it wonderfully easy to put many analytics workloads on one platform....
Accessing the Data API Builder MCP Server from VS Code
By Steve Jones
I recently started playing with the MCP Server for SQL Server, which is a...
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Execute as failure
Security has long been a problem for me. Every time I think I understand...
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How We Reduced SQL Server Infrastructure Costs by 33% on AWS: Lessons From a Database Operations Manager
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BIT_COUNT() V
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