By Steve Bolton …………Over the course of this inexpert exploration of the distance measures used for such data mining applications as clustering, we’ve gradually introduced a system of classification...
2019-08-12 (first published: 2019-07-29)
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We’ve released sp_RestoreScript 1.5. This is only a minor release but adds the type of the backup file to the output. You can grab the latest version from our...
2019-08-12
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Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 1 - What is Sharding?MARCH 19, 2015
This week, Microsoft introduced an update to Azure SQL...
2019-08-09 (first published: 2015-03-19)
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Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 3 - Setting up and Querying the ShardsMAY 28, 2015
For those of you who have...
2019-08-09 (first published: 2015-05-28)
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Dynamic Data MaskingFEBRUARY 26, 2015
Have you ever wanted to only show parts of a field to certain sets of users...
2019-08-09 (first published: 2015-02-26)
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It feels daft me saying the football season is only 9 days away, when in fact The Ashes cricket series is only starting today at Edgbaston. The Ashes are...
2019-08-09 (first published: 2019-08-01)
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Index Fragmentation in Azure SQL DatabaseFEBRUARY 4, 2015
Recently, I read the articles Stop Worrying About SQL Server Fragmentationand When Does...
2019-08-09 (first published: 2015-02-03)
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Planning to upgrade/migrate requires a fair amount of prep work. Some of that prep work involves auditing your server for any users that may still be using the instance.
Related...
2019-08-09 (first published: 2019-07-17)
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Hiring at Basecamp is interesting. I caught this interview and think it’s a good look at a process most of us have gone through, but perhaps not thought about....
2019-08-09
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Setting Up Alerts in Azure SQL DatabaseSEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Introduction
If I've learned one thing with my on premise versions of SQL...
2019-08-09 (first published: 2015-09-08)
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By Steve Jones
One of the parts of getting older that really sucks is I seem to...
By Chris Yates
The New Leadership Frontier In today’s digital landscape, leaders are no longer just visionaries....
By Steve Jones
anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally...
Hi, we put together an extract that runs every 15 minutes against what i...
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If I am running this code:
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON (CHANGE_RETENTION=xxx);What is the minimum amount of time I can set? See possible answers