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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Blog Posts
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....
2011-06-06
516 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. It is split into 10, roughly equal, partitions. I...
2011-06-06
11 reads
June 2011 S3OLV Meeting
It’s Grillin’ Time
OK, so we won’t be grilling inside the meeting – or even at the meeting. But it sure sounds...
2011-06-06
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June 2011 S3OLV Meeting
It’s Grillin’ Time OK, so we won’t be grilling inside the meeting – or even at the meeting. But it sure sounds good. There will likely be Pizza and...
2011-06-06
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June Monthly SQL Server Checklist
I’ve thought about doing this for a while now and it seems to be about that time. It’ll be a...
2011-06-06
671 reads
Meme 2 - A Quick Meme Monday Post.....
Well, ok. I'll jump on the bandwagon again.
Power has been restored to Mr. LaRock's Residence, just in time for meme Monday.
(And really,...
2011-06-06
1,162 reads
Blogs
Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
Forums
Fulltext filter daemon host (FDHost) process has stopped abnormally
We have performed a side-by-side upgrade, from SQL Server 2016 to 2022 Developer Edition,...
Automating OSM Data Refresh in Power BI’s Azure Maps Reference Layer
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Automating OSM Data Refresh in...
Database Mail Configuration
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Question of the Day
Database Mail Configuration
If I want to get a list of the configuration settings for Database Mail using T-SQL, how can I do so?
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