Monday Morning SQL Break – August 1, 2016
It’s Monday and time for this week’s blog and twitter round-up for last week. If you haven’t already, follow me...
2016-08-01
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PolyBase Is A Picky Eater – Remove Carriage Returns Before Ingesting Text
Update: As Gerhard points out in the comments, switching to ORC files solves this issue nicely. It’s not human readable,...
2016-08-09 (first published: 2016-08-01)
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There Is No Difference Between Table Variables, Temporary Tables and Common Table Expressions
I actually saw the above statement posted online. The person making the claim further stated that choosing between these three constructs was “personal...
2016-08-01
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Feasel’s Grand Analysis of the PASS 600 mile radius rule
UPDATE: Last week, PASS announced an update to the 600 mile radius announcement: “…we will be piloting the 600-mile driving radius...
2016-08-10 (first published: 2016-08-01)
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Using impersonation to allow a task without granting the required permission.
I use impersonation on a regular basis for a number of different tasks. This one is pretty basic but can...
2016-08-03 (first published: 2016-08-01)
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Easily Shred Event Data
Parsing XML is the epitome of salt in a wound for a DBA. Parsing the XML from Extended Events need not be so painful. Read further to discover how...
2016-08-01
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Easily Shred Event Data
It has been nearly a year since I started an extensive series about Extended Events. Previous to that start, I...
2016-08-04 (first published: 2016-08-01)
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Top 3 books for Becoming TOGAF Certified
I often get asked what books are useful for preparing for the TOGAF certification exam. The resources are generally from...
2016-08-01
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Index-Cheat-Sheet. The complete Index-compatibility Matrix for SQL Server
(DE) Mit dem Aufkommen der Columnstore Technologie und auch der In-Memory Technologie in SQL Server 2014 sind insgesamt 4 neue Indextypen zu den althergebrachten page-basierten hinzugekommen.
Wo es früher nur...
2016-08-01
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Index-Cheat-Sheet. The complete Index-compatibility Matrix for SQL Server
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Mit dem Aufkommen der Columnstore Technologie und auch der In-Memory Technologie in SQL Server 2014 sind insgesamt 4 neue...
2016-08-01
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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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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Tables
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Tables
Which of the following psql meta commands (also called backslash or slash commands) will provide information about tables within a database?
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