Performance Impact from Page Splits
Recently I was brought in to help troubleshoot performance issues on a database server. Going through my typical check list...
2013-01-30
1,966 reads
Azure SQL Database Execution Plan Differences
I’ve been exploring execution plans in Azure SQL Databases a lot lately. I’m getting a presentation together for some upcoming...
2013-01-30
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SSIS 6 Million Rows in 30 Seconds using standard laptop
First of all I would like to thank Koen Verbeeck and Joost van Rossum for great suggestions that helped to...
2013-01-30
1,772 reads
SQL Server – Attach Database with MDF file only
Earlier on my blog I posted about how you can attach a database using T-SQL when no log file is...
2013-01-30
2,749 reads
A Rickety Stairway to SQL Server Data Mining, Algorithm 5: The Neural Network Algorithm
by Steve Bolton
Anyone who has been following this series of self-tutorials has probably grown accustomed to me adding some...
2013-01-30
2,983 reads
Are You Signed Up for 24 Hours of PASS–Business Analytics?
If you have not signed up for the 24 Hours of PASS-Business Analytics you should be. This is a great...
2013-01-29
1,372 reads
Transactional Replication Toolbox Scripts: Show Articles And Columns For All Publications
During the last few years I've worked extensively with transactional replication and have written a handful of scripts that have...
2013-02-05 (first published: 2013-01-29)
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Determining Filegroup for a Table
Have you ever needed to figure out which filegroup your tables are located within? If you had to do this,...
2013-02-06 (first published: 2013-01-29)
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Cultural Anthropology and Business Intelligence–A Tribute to Dr. Thomas C. Correll
A tribute is an expression of gratitude or praise. Last year I started a series about individuals who have impacted...
2013-01-29
1,635 reads
SSIS 2012: Empty toolbox?
This is an annoying problem I have had a few times: I open a SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) project...
2013-01-29
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Blogs
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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