SQL Server PDW the Microwave of BI
The Path to the PDW
For decades we had the traditional electric oven to cook with and people thought it was...
2014-02-08
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Business Intelligence and Enterprise Architecture
SQL Server Analysis Services – SSAS Fundamentals
SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) Fundamentals
SSAS comes with your purchase of Microsoft’s SQL Server. It is a separate component and...
2014-02-02
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SQL Server Data Compression
SQL Server Data Compression Overview
I have been reviewing the options for data compression in SQL Server and believe it can...
2014-01-29
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Technology Alignment
Technology Alignment with Enterprise Architecture
A critical component in your Enterprise Architecture program is assuring your organization is leveraging the best...
2014-01-24
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Gathering Business Intelligence Requirements
Questions to Ask when Gathering Business Intelligence Requirements
When starting any project requirements are the key to being successful. Business intelligence...
2014-01-18
996 reads
SQL Server Filtered Index Performance
Filtered Index – Database Performance
SQL Server 2012 includes filtered indexes and is a great feature for Business Intelligence and Reporting databases. ...
2014-01-15
995 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198 Roundup: How Do You Detect Data Changes?
Thank you to everyone who participated in T-SQL Tuesday #198! When I wrote the...
Optimizing Redshift Performance by Configuring WLM Queues
Efficient query performance in Amazon Redshift often comes down to how well you manage...
PowerShell Strikes Back: Return of the Loop
By gbargsley
Welcome back to PowerShell Strikes Back. We’re three weeks in, and the training is...
Forums
Dealing with huge heap tables
Recently, our dev teams approach me for advice on improving their huge heap table...
Merge Replication failing with Error converting data type nvarchar to numeric
After upgrading 2 Merge Replicated databases to SQL 2022 and re-establishing the Merge Replication...
Why Your Index Isn't Being Used? - Reading Execution Plans to Find the Real Culprit
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Why Your Index Isn't Being...
Question of the Day
Distance Metric Algorithms
What are the distance metric algorithms that can be used in VECTOR_DISTANCE()?
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