What is a Non-Clustered Columnstore Index?
First introduced in SQL Server 2012, the Columnstore index is a new in-memory feature that allows for the creation of...
2014-04-29
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First introduced in SQL Server 2012, the Columnstore index is a new in-memory feature that allows for the creation of...
2014-04-29
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When I first started poking around in SQL Server 2012, I noticed an extended event session called “system_health” was created...
2014-04-21 (first published: 2014-04-08)
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Have you ever needed to restore a large database while someone is standing over your shoulder asking “How long is...
2014-03-04
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Where do I begin? First let me say, WOW what an experience!
How it All Began
When I first heard about SQL...
2014-02-11
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In a previous post, Collecting Historical Wait Statistics, I discussed how you can easily collect historical wait stats by using...
2013-12-17
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As a DBA, I'm sure you've heard many times to always check the sys.dm_os_wait_stats DMV to help diagnose performance issues...
2013-12-16 (first published: 2013-12-11)
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Over the past month I've been playing around with the new In-Memory OLTP (code name: "Hekaton") features within SQL Server...
2013-11-12
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The host for T-SQL Tuesday #47 is Kendal Van Dyke (blog|twitter), and his topic of choice is about the best...
2013-10-08
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Wow! It’s been one year since I launched my blog, and my how things have changed.
Accomplishments Over the Past...
2013-09-24
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As a DBA, we're often asked to troubleshoot performance issues for stored procedures. One of the most common tools at...
2013-09-06 (first published: 2013-09-03)
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By Steve Jones
I saw an article on this and realized I had no idea how to...
In this blog post I wrote a tip about fixing the PostgreSQL backup failure...
By Tim Radney
Use Dynamic Data Masking to protect your data The post Dynamic Data Masking – SQL...
I hav a table that holds sports betting lines that i am using in...
Hi I need to insert a new line of my output when a condition...