SQL 2014 CU5
By David Postlethwaite
If you are using SQL Server 2012 or 2014 RTM you will find that SSMS offers very limited...
2015-04-21
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In-Memory OLTP: Part 3 – Checkpoints
This post follows on from In-Memory OLTP: Part 2 – Indexes
So far in this blog series memory optimised tables have been...
2015-04-20
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In-Memory OLTP: Part 3 – Checkpoints
This post follows on from In-Memory OLTP: Part 2 – Indexes
So far in this blog series memory optimised tables have been...
2015-04-20
1,099 reads
The MERGE Statement – One Statement for INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE
Starting with SQL Server 2008, we can use the MERGE statement to solve some every day scenarios in more elegant...
2015-04-20
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T-SQL HOST_ID and HOST_NAME
HOST_ID and HOST_NAME
Included in T-SQL for SQL Server is a functions that returns the workstation information that executes a SQL...
2015-04-20
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The hidden security of msdb
To be fair it’s not actually hidden, just not so well known.
Have you ever wondered how to grant permissions...
2015-04-20
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Using the SSIS Object Variable as a Data Flow Source
Object variables in SSIS are incredibly versatile, allowing the storage of almost any type of data (even .NET objects). In...
2015-04-30 (first published: 2015-04-20)
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Tracking Table Usage and Identifying Unused Objects
One of the things I hate the most about “old” databases is the fact that unused tables are kept forever,...
2015-04-29 (first published: 2015-04-20)
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2015-04-20
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Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 51 (“SSIS, DataFlow & Max Buffer Memory”)
Continuation from the previous 50 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/
This post is dedicated to usage of...
2015-04-19
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PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
Ten Years of PowerShell
Ten years ago today, I filmed a Pluralsight Play by Play on open source...
T-SQL Tuesday #202: 100 Hours
By Steve Jones
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this is a great prompt to start...
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