Can you query a SSAS cube while it is processing?
I have always wondered if queries against a SSAS cube while it is processing would be forced to wait the...
2011-06-29
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Blog Posts
Cleaner T-SQL with Table Value Constructors
Table Value Constructors were introduced in SQL Server 2008 and enables you to (not only) insert more records with one...
2011-06-29
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Energy Efficient Offices
I work with a client that recently moved into a newly renovated space in a smaller office building. The renovation...
2011-06-29
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New Connect Item – TDE
Does the certificate matter for TDE? Apparently not as I found a number of people discussing the fact that the...
2011-06-29
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2011-06-29
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SQLDIY: Tracking Space Usage At the Index Level
I am a fan of information, the more the merrier. Anytime I’m tasked with tracking a production server over the...
2011-06-29
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The mystery of the NULL bitmap mask
In today's weblog post I want to talk about the NULL bitmap mask and some mysteries
that you can encounter with...
2011-06-29
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Understanding Benchmarks
That Means What?
Vizzini: HE DIDN’T FALL? INCONCEIVABLE.
Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means...
2011-06-29
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Why I’m raising my son to be a nerd
A good read, from ESPN and CNN columnist, LZ Granderson: Why I’m raising my son to be a nerd.
We need...
2011-06-29
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A Lost Day
I’m not sure what happened, but I had some sort of stomach bug yesterday. I was up throughout the night...
2011-06-28
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Blogs
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
By Steve Jones
We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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