Template Variables (Day 7)
Do you have scripts that you need to run frequently, but every time you need to set some different parameters?...
2018-01-18 (first published: 2018-01-07)
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Why I am leaving a role/company I loved
This non-technical post is about why I am leaving a technical company after working there for 17 + years.
If you are...
2018-01-07
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Vertical Scroll Bar Map Mode (Day 6)
Have you ever had a long script that you are trying to scroll through? Do you wish that you could...
2018-01-06
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Common Tempdb Trace Flags – Back to Basics
In this article I introduce you to some basics in regards to default behaviors and settings in tempdb along with some best practices. It is advisable to investigate from...
2018-01-06
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Common Tempdb Trace Flags – Back to Basics
Once in a while I come across something that sounds fun or interesting and decide to dive a little deeper...
2018-01-06
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Columnstore Indexes – part 118 (“SQL Server 2017 Editions Limitations”)
Continuation from the previous 117 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
As a logical continuation from the blog...
2018-01-05
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Working with Query Files (Day 5)
So you’re working with a query that you have loaded from a saved file. And now you want to open...
2018-01-05
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Meltdown and Spectre exploits, they can affect your SQL Server instances
A bug was recently discovered on almost every processor made on the last 10 years, and it seems that almost...
2018-01-05
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Reference architecture for enterprise reporting in Azure
As I mentioned in my recent blog Use cases of various products for a big data cloud solution, with so many...
2018-01-05
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Reference architecture for enterprise reporting in Azure
As I mentioned in my recent blog Use cases of various products for a big data cloud solution, with so many...
2018-01-05
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Blogs
Are Blogs Still Relevant? I Think They Still Are.
As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
Reading Blogs: T-SQL Tuesday #204
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? - T-SQL Tuesday #204
By alevyinroc
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
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Pay for Performance
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Slow - Linked server query
Hi I have this slow query that is pulling data from a linked server....
Too Many Choices
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers