SQLSaturday Portugal 2015 – Above & Beyond
At the same day, 4 years ago me & my team were already in the process of organising the very first...
2014-12-17
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Niko's blog
Azure Columnstore, part 2 – Snapshot Isolation & Batch Mode DOP
Welcome to the 2nd blog post in the Azure Columnstore series, as previously mentioned in the Azure Columnstore, part 1...
2014-12-16
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Azure Columnstore, part 1 – The initial preview offering
With today’s announcement on the availability and support of the Columnstore indexes in the Preview version of Azure SQLDatabase, I...
2014-12-12
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SQLKonferenz 2015
If you are looking for one of the most awesome and most import conferences in Europe, then surely you need...
2014-12-04
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Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 45 (“Multi-Dimensional Clustering”)
Continuation from the previous 44 parts, starting from http://www.nikoport.com/2013/07/05/clustered-columnstore-indexes-part-1-intro/
I have blogged a couple times (part 29 – “Data Loading for Better...
2014-12-02
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Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 44 (“Monitoring with Extended Events”)
Continuation from the previous 43 parts, starting from http://www.nikoport.com/2013/07/05/clustered-columnstore-indexes-part-1-intro/
This post is dedicated to the monitoring aspects of the Columnstore Indexes,...
2014-11-23
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In-Memory Virtual Chapter Co-Lead
It is official – since a couple of weeks I have become a co-leader of one of the newest Virtual Chapters...
2014-11-20
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Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 43 (“Transaction Log Basics”)
Continuation from the previous 42 parts, starting from http://www.nikoport.com/2013/07/05/clustered-columnstore-indexes-part-1-intro/
This post is dedicated to the Transaction Log behaviour, which might explain...
2014-11-19
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
While on my trip to PASS Summit 2014, I have selected one more book to read on the long flights...
2014-11-17
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PASS Summit 2014 Recap
Every autumn one can observe the pilgrimage of almost all Microsoft Data Platform specialists (SQL Server, Excel, Azure Platform) for...
2014-11-16
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
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