SQL Clone

Today is the launch of SQL Clone, a great new tool that helps you quickly and easily provision SQL Server...

Monday Coffee 2017-02-27

Ergh, not a fun weekend rugby wise. But anyway…
Last week Microsoft released an image for SQL Server 2016 SP1 Developer...

Installing Windows Server 2016 Nano on a Physical Server

Hey guys! So here's my adventure in deploying Windows Server 2016 Nano on a physical server. It was a hard...

Red Gate SQL Clone (#1) - Initial Setup

Note this was during earlier beta usage, so some of the UI and other features will have been updated more....

Columnstore Indexes – part 99 (“Merge”)

Continuation from the previous 98 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
This blog post is focused on the...

I Don’t Understand

I suspect this may make a few people angry, but I felt the need to share.
I was recently asked to...

Is Your Database App Ready for the Cloud?

The cloud has evolved. Just a few years ago, cloud-based applications were the exception rather than the rule, and on-premises...

How many Backups is Too Many?

Does this title seem strange?  Of course we know this is the true answer:

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But here is a story of a...

Friday Reading 2017-02-24

Wow that week absolutely flew by! Here’s what I’ve been reading…
Seatbelt learning with Uncle Buck

Buck Woody goes through how he...

Upgrading SQL Server on Linux

I saw this week that there was a new CTP (v1.3) of SQL Server v.Next. I haven’t had a lot...