Moving 1/3 of a heap
Watch this week’s video on YouTube. A Giant Heap Recently I had to filter out 1.2 billion records from a 3.5 billion row heap. Don’t ask me why this...
2020-08-03 (first published: 2020-07-22)
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Blog Posts
SQLSaturday Auckland: Certification Exams Inside Out this Weekend!
Looking forward to virtually presenting at SQLSaturday Auckland 2020 this weekend! I'll be presenting at 10:45AM Auckland time on Saturday, but that's 5:45pm Friday evening where I am in Central...
2020-08-03
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Last Week Reading (2020-08-02)
Press ADF Release Notes 07/31/2020 I believe this is the first Release Notes from ADF Team. Working with Git repositories in Azure Pipelines Multi-repository access and more. DevOps for...
2020-08-02
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Online certification exams are definitely different
As you can tell from previous posts, I’ve taken a few Microsoft Certification exams here in 2020. As you may have also heard, there’s been this Coronavirus pandemic happening...
2020-08-01
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AWS Community Builders #AWSCommunity
I’m excited and happy to announce that I’m part of the AWS Community Builders. Check out more on Twitter with the #AWScommunity tag. To learn more about the program...
2020-07-31
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Daily Coping 31 Jul 2020
I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-07-31
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Generate SQL Server Role Member Reports using dbatools and ImportExcel PowerShell modules
This was initial posted on SQL Server Central articles. As one of dbatools' first members, I've been using it for years and it's really my goto tool. This task...
2020-07-31
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Office Upgrade – A Secret Lab Chair
Last year I wandered over to Glenn Berry’s house for some lunch and a chat. While I got to see his home brewing setup and the latest in computer...
2020-07-31
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The Ironic DBA—My First Year as a DBA [Part 4]
My Favorite and Recommended Training Resources As I’ve been in intense, focused SQL Server training for the last year, I thought it would be a great time to share...
2020-07-31 (first published: 2020-07-21)
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Thoughts on the PASS Virtual Summit
Some thoughts on the PASS Virtual Summit this year: Clearly the in-person option wasn’t doable. Just too hard to know infection rate, local rules, employer travel guidelines, attendee and...
2020-07-31 (first published: 2020-07-17)
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Blogs
A New Word: Anderance
By Steve Jones
anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally...
Troubleshooting SQL Server – Starting with the Error Log
By gbargsley
We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?”...
From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures
By Chris Yates
In the beginning, there was OLTP – Online Transaction Processing. Fast, reliable, and ruthlessly...
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Work out closing balance using opening balance of prior month
Hello, I think I need a recursive cte query but unsure of the logic....
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Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption
True or False: Tables with a SPARSE column consume more space than regular columns if most values are NOT NULL.
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