Implementing a replication agent progess bar
Using Replication Management Objects, SQL Server subscriptions can be synchronized programmatically without using SQL Server Agent or SQL Server Management...
2012-05-06
2,039 reads
Blog Posts
Denali — Day 5: Column-store indexes (aka Project Apollo)
Denali – Day 5: Column-store indexes (aka Project Apollo)
There is another great achievement for Denali, especially for Data warehouse, where data...
2012-05-05
829 reads
It was time for an upgrade
I am not one of these anti PC sorta guys, but I do love my MacBook Pro. I have owned...
2012-05-05
654 reads
Kindle Fire Parental Controls
I blogged a while back about not having the ability to easily disable purchasing on the Kindle. Until recently we...
2012-05-05
499 reads
SQLRally Can’t Miss Events
Things have been quiet around here lately and I have a one word explanation….SQLRally. There’s work and family and several...
2012-05-05
596 reads
Call for Mentors for The Mentoring Experiment
We’re about to start our second experiment over at The Mentoring Experiment and we need mentors. Last time we picked...
2012-05-04 (first published: 2012-04-24)
1,855 reads
Can You Dig It? – Determining Index Plan Usage
She Can Dig It!
A while back I was asked, if you can use the plan cache to determine which plans...
2012-05-04
1,452 reads
Denali – Day 4: Editions & Licensing
Denali – Day 4: Editions & Licensing
Editions:
Here is a brief edition summary of Editions available for all sql server from 2005 to...
2012-05-04
627 reads
DQS Domain Validation Rules
A compelling feature of the new Data Quality Services in SQL Server 2012 is the ability to apply rules to...
2012-05-04
759 reads
Living a Dream
It was a little over a year ago that I stood on stage at the Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta and...
2012-05-04
1,222 reads
Blogs
Paginated Reporting at Scale: Choosing the Right Microsoft Platform
By Rayis Imayev
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."— Roy Batty, Nexus-6 Replicant, Blade Runner (1982)(2026-Nov-08) Yep,...
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
Forums
Pay for Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Pay for Performance, which is...
Too Many Choices
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Too Many Choices
Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Table Partitioning in SQL Server:...
Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers