What is a Non-Clustered Columnstore Index?
First introduced in SQL Server 2012, the Columnstore index is a new in-memory feature that allows for the creation of...
2014-04-29
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Team-based Database Development: Playing Nice With Others
Here are the slides and links to awesome resources for my presentation, “Team-based Database Development: Playing Nice With Others”
If you...
2014-04-29
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PowerShell-Input-Validation Scripts
Input values are validated using various mechanisms. let’s start by examining how you would validate input parameters in Windows PowerShell...
2014-04-28
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PowerShell-Input-Validation Scripts
Input values are validated using various mechanisms. let’s start by examining how you would validate input parameters in Windows PowerShell...
2014-04-28
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Sorkin On Writing
I saw this write up about Aaron Sorkin and the writing on Newsroom just after posting Blogging-Write More and found...
2014-04-28
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #81
It’s Monday time for this week’s weekly link round-up. If you want to catch these links “live” (so exciting), follow...
2014-04-28
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[SQL Snacks Video] SQL Server Table Partitioning 103
Welcome back for part 3 of my SQL Snack Pack on Table Partitioning! If you have not watched the first two...
2014-04-28
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Why Can't I Reinitialize My Subscriber?
I recently had a colleague request help with a replication problem he was having with a client. The client was...
2014-04-28
3,373 reads
Video: Designing Stored Procedure Solutions
My new session for 2014, “Designing Stored Procedure Solutions”, is now up on the Sessions page: abstract, video, and code!...
2014-04-28
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The default autogrowth settings do NOT come from the Model database.
I recently saw a question about How to inherit autogrowth settings. They commented that while the new database GUI seemed...
2014-04-28
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It’s 2026 and I’m retired, so lets get Visual Basic 6.0 to run on Windows 11
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Car Update October 2026
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This month I want to look at a few of the things I’ve seen...
SQL Server 2016 Has Reached End of Support. Now What?
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Hyperscale Replicas V
I have an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition system running with a geo-replica enabled. Can I create a new geo-replica based on the current secondary geo-replica?
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