Monday Coffee: The evolving DBA
Over the weekend I saw a few tweets about the role of the DBA. These tweets (and corresponding blog posts)...
2017-07-31
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Change RegisterAllProvidersIP setting on an existing Availability Group
Was working with a client who had an existing Availability Group, but did not have the RegisterAllProvidersIP setting enabled on...
2017-08-17 (first published: 2017-07-30)
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Columnstore Indexes – part 109 (“Trivial Plans in SQL Server 2017”)
Continuation from the previous 108 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
Do you remember one of the major...
2017-08-16 (first published: 2017-07-30)
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Dynamics 365 AX – Creating Data Entities for BYOD Azure Database including those without a natural key
We, BI professionals, sometimes take for granted that we can access the database of an ERP system quite easily, especially...
2017-07-29
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That thing you want to do? Do the thing.
You're thinking of starting a blog, or teaching, or training videos. Will it pay off? Will it be worth it?...
2017-07-29
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Columnstore Indexes – part 108 (“Computed Columns”)
Continuation from the previous 107 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/
As we are approaching the RTM (release...
2017-07-29
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How to Configure TDE database with AlwaysOn using the Azure Key Vault in SQL Server 2016
One of the recent tasks that I have undertaken seemed rather like an experiment to me. I set out to...
2017-07-28
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Speaking at SQL Saturday Denver (#673)
Wow, I can hardly contain my excitement. I was selected to speak at SQL Saturday Denver on September 16, 2017. I’ll...
2017-07-28
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Power BI NFL Football Stats Comparisons and Analysis Report is now available!
For the past few years I’ve combined my love of professional football and analytics by releasing a series of Power...
2017-07-28
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Power BI NFL Football Stats Comparisons and Analysis Report is now available!
For the past few years I’ve combined my love of professional football and analytics by releasing a series of Power...
2017-08-17 (first published: 2017-07-28)
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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