SQL Server – Blocking a Truncate
The truncate option is fast and efficient but did you know that it takes a certain lock where you could...
2018-07-31
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Community Engagements Second Half of 2018 – It’s all about Biml
I have a couple of community engagements coming up in the second half of 2018 and I’d like to share...
2018-07-31
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 113 – Small Multiple Line Chart)
In this module you will learn how to use the Small Multiple Line Chart. The Small Multiple Line Chart allows...
2018-08-07 (first published: 2018-07-31)
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SQL Operations Studio: Keyboard Shortcuts, Actual Plans, & More
Last week I posted a quiz on SQL Operations Studio, a free, multi-platform tool from Microsoft. This tool is under active development and the features are improving by the day...
2018-07-31
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Should You Use Index Hints?
Watch this week’s post on YouTube
One of the things that the SQL Server query optimizer does is determine how to...
2018-08-16 (first published: 2018-07-31)
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Should You Use Index Hints?
Watch this week's video on YouTube
One of the things that the SQL Server query optimizer does is determine how to retrieve the data requested by your query.
Usually it does...
2018-07-31
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Should You Use Index Hints?
Watch this week's video on YouTube
One of the things that the SQL Server query optimizer does is determine how to retrieve the data requested by your query.
Usually it does...
2018-07-31
11 reads
Failed to join local availability replica to Availability Group – SQL Server error 41106 and 41158
When you configure SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Group from management studio, it may fail with below error while joining secondary...
2018-07-31
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SQL Server Availability Group Auto Seeding Error
SQL Server Availability Group Auto Seeding is a wonderful thing, it saves database administrators time when setting up availability groups. ...
2018-07-30
716 reads
Coming Back After complete 3 Years
Friends/My Readers,
Its been a long i have been away from my blogging.When i see back Its exactly 3 yrs Today(30/July/2015...
2018-07-30
323 reads
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