Database Sessions at VMworld 2016
This year’s involvement in VMware‘s VMworld conference is up on the content catalog! I am extremely proud to announce my participation...
2016-07-29
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Why I like SQL Sentry Plan Explorer
Why I like SQL Sentry Plan Explorer. I am going to be honest here, before attending SQLSKILLS Immersion training I...
2016-07-29
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Columnstore Indexes – part 86 (“New Trace Flags in SQL Server 2016”)
Continuation from the previous 85 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/
With the release of SQL Server 2016,...
2016-07-29
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Off-Topic: Phone number spoofing. Why is this still a thing?
A bit of history
Long ago there were such things called diverters. The phone company used them so employees could dial...
2016-07-29
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Quick Scalar Tables–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2016-07-28
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Using Context To Traverse Hierarchies In DAX
My friend and coworker Melissa Coates (aka @sqlchick) messaged me the other day to see if I could help with a...
2016-07-28
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Webinar – What’s new in SSIS 2016
I’ll be giving a webinar on the new features of Integration Services 2016.
When? August 11, 2016
Where? On the MSSQLTips.com website. You...
2016-07-28
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600 Miles, Limits, Fears, and Possibilities for SQLSaturday
Last week PASS published some new guidance for SQLSaturday that sets a 600 mile rule (has since been updated, still...
2016-07-28
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T-SQL Tuesday #081: Sharpen Something
This month I am asking you to not only write a post but to do a little homework - first. In other words, plan to do something, carry out...
2016-07-27
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T-SQL Tuesday #081: Sharpen Something
Sharpen Something
It has now been 30 months since the last time I hosted a TSQL Tuesday, that was TSQL Tuesday...
2016-07-27
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Blogs
Measuring RAG Solutions: Are We Retrieving the Right Information?
A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas
By Steve Jones
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent...
Microsoft Fabric Data Agents: Bringing Structured and Unstructured Data Together
By James Serra
Most enterprise questions do not live neatly in one place. The numbers may be...
Forums
Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization vs. Parameter Sniffing: What SQL Server Fixes and What It Doesn't
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Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
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