Columnstore Indexes – part 116 (“Partitioning Specifics”)
Continuation from the previous 115 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/
After delaying for a couple of years...
2017-12-28
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The case of the missing database backup file
Exploring the wonderful case of a missing database backup.
I was working on a client’s site today, setting up database backup...
2017-12-27
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 83 – ChartAccent – LineChart)
In this module you will learn how to use the ChartAccent LineChart Custom Visual. This visual is a custom line...
2017-12-27
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No moving parts, the story of persistent memory
In November 2017, during the PASS Summit keynote, Microsoft’s Bob Ward (Principal Architect) demonstrated a “diskless database” running on Hewlett-Packard...
2017-12-27
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Message in a Bottle of XE
Considering this "feature" for everything that is SQL Server related, does this mean that all Extended Events related messages are accessible in sys.messages?
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Question of the Day
Using CHOOSE()
We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers