Looking Back At 2016
When this blog started back in 2011 I had no idea that it would continue to grow to where it...
2016-12-29
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 32 – Percentile Chart)
In this module you will learn how to use the Percentile Chart Power BI Custom Visual. The Percentile Chart is...
2017-01-05 (first published: 2016-12-29)
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How we can determine table column dependencies within a SQL database?
I came a situation during some analysis where i had to figure out all dependency of a column across database....
2016-12-29
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Windows Virtual Accounts and SQL Server
How SQL Server uses Windows Virtual Accounts and local groups
Managed Service Accounts (MSAs) and Virtual Accounts were introduced in Windows...
2016-12-28
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Post TDE–Getting Unencrypted Backups
I saw a question posted recently about someone that had disabled TDE and was still having issues restoring a backup....
2016-12-28
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Columnstore Indexes – part 93 (“Batch Mode Adaptive Memory Grant Feedback”)
Continuation from the previous 92 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
Given that currently the Batch Execution Mode...
2016-12-28
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sp_refreshsqlmodule_internal – The user does not have permission to perform this action.
Honestly, I’m only posting this because I had a hard time finding anything posted on this error and I found...
2016-12-28
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ETL Error Handling
In designing a proper ETL architecture, there are two key questions that must be answered. The first is, “What should...
2016-12-28
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DBA Resolutions
It’s said that “promises are made to be broken”. Surely database administrators don’t fall in that category? It’s that time...
2016-12-28
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Using Memory Optimized tables for reporting
I recently worked on a project for fraud. This project needed to relate 67 million accounts to one another “Kevin...
2016-12-27
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Blogs
A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
Learning Tool – Deepstash
By Brian Kelley
A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
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Question of the Day
The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
The Data API Builder MCP Server, v2.x, includes a number of tools. What actions can these tools perform in your database?
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