How to Edit Read-Only Non-clustered Columnstore Data
As I've discussed in some of my previous posts, creating a non-clustered Columnstore index will make the index as well...
2014-08-06 (first published: 2014-07-29)
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Everyday SQL
Columnstore Table Analyzer
As I’ve discussed in some of my previous posts, there are quite a few data types that cannot be part...
2014-07-08
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Columnstore Memory Grant Issue
In a previous post about non-clustered columnstore indexes, I mentioned the creation of an index is a very memory intensive...
2014-06-03
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Comparison of Columnstore Compression
SQL Server 2012 introduced non-clustered columnstore indexes, and SQL Server 2014 gave us clustered columnstore indexes. Both share the same...
2014-05-20
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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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The system_health Extended Event Session
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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How Long is that SQL Command Going to Take?
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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My Experience Aboard SQL Cruise 2014
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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Collecting Historical IO File Statistics
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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Collecting Historical Wait Statistics
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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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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Reusing Customer Specific Order Filtering Logic with CROSS APPLY and an Inline TVF (Part 4)
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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