Planning Your Upgrade Well
Yesterday I talked about the importance of having a tested business recovery plan. If you didn't read yesterday's post, the...
2011-06-07
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Blog Posts
Pragmatic Tools: DTSxChange (Or DTS Must Die!)
Ah DTS packages…they suck. Seriously, it’s 2011. It’s been over a decade and we still have SQL 2000 and DTS...
2011-06-07
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T-SQL Enhancement: Sequence
Many applications need sequentially incremental number as unique/primary key for records. SQL Server 2008 supports identity columns as the primary...
2011-06-07
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T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server Denali (2011)
In the next couple of weeks we’ll do a series of blog posts with some of the T-SQL enhancements that...
2011-06-07
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A Welcome Break
I’m not working, though I have checked some email and kept an eye on a few things while I’m in...
2011-06-06
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Column order can matter
Ordinarily, column order of a SQL statement does not matter.
Select a,b,c
from table
will produce the same execution plan as Select c,b,a
from...
2011-06-06
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Great white paper: Microsoft EDW Architecture, Guidance and Deployment Best Practices
A fantastic white paper just released: Microsoft EDW Architecture, Guidance and Deployment Best Practices.
It’s a must read if you are...
2011-06-06
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Improved partition loading
We have a table that contains just over 1.7 billion records and requires a
daily feeding of around 9 million. It is split into 10, roughly equal,
partitions. I...
2011-06-06
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Improved partition loading
We have a table that contains just over 1.7 billion records and requires a daily feeding of around 9 million. It is split into 10, roughly equal, partitions. I...
2011-06-06
3 reads
Improved partition loading
We have a table that contains just over 1.7 billion records and requires a daily feeding of around 9 million....
2011-06-06
514 reads
Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Forums
SSMS 22 Latest Update Crashing
Hi all, I've just had to roll back my SSMS 22 version from 22.3.0,...
Transactional Replication setup issue
Hi! I've been banging my head against the wall for 2 days now trying...
The Power of Data and Privacy
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Power of Data and...
Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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