SQL Server on Linux, does it have Microsoft's full attention?
SQL Server on Linux doesn't support Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Why weren't Microsoft ready for the next LTS release?
2018-05-21
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Articles
Working with Windows Containers and Docker: Save the Data
Docker continues to make improvements in their products running on Windows. In this article, Nicolas Prigent explains how to share data between Windows containers and the container host. As a bonus, he also shows how to run a Linux container on Windows Server 2016.
2018-05-21
2,091 reads
Harnessing SQL Server Metadata- Disabling and Rebuilding Indexes
When doing bulk data changes it may be beneficial to disable indexes prior to starting the operation. Fortunately, SQL's rich metadata makes this very easy to automate in a robust fashion.
2018-05-18 (first published: 2015-10-19)
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Transaction Locking and Row Versioning Guide
This guide describes the locking and row versioning mechanisms the SQL Server Database Engine uses to ensure the physical integrity of each transaction and provides information on how applications can control transactions efficiently.
2018-05-18
5,850 reads
Using SQL Server as a Source with for an Excel Application
I am presenting an MS Excel VBA project which automates the display of SQL Server data tables.
2018-05-17
3,149 reads
Artificially Intelligent - Text Sentiment Analysis
One of the truisms of the modern data-driven world is that the velocity and volume of data keeps increasing. We’re seeing more data generated each day than ever before in human history. And nowhere is this rapid growth more evident than in the world of social media, where users generate content at a scale previously unimaginable.
2018-05-17
3,185 reads
Calculating Employee Attrition with DAX – Part 2
In part 1, we described the requirements for calculating attrition and also demonstrated one method that doesn’t rely on writing DAX code at all. In the second part of this tip, we introduce alternative methods of creating a calculation in DAX to calculate the number of employees that have left the company.
2018-05-16
2,619 reads
Covering Indexes: Not Just for SELECT but also for UPDATE statements
Covering indexes help UPDATE performance also
2018-05-15
12,503 reads
Calculating Employee Attrition Rate with DAX – Part 1
In many businesses, the HR department needs reports on the employee attrition. This is the number of people that leave the company (depending on the reason they leave; the terminology can also be dismissals or turnover). Suppose you have a table with your employee data, where you also store a possible termination date. How do you calculate the number of people who have left the company using the DAX query language?
2018-05-15
2,702 reads
Auto assign Column Data Types for Flat file Source Import
A tip to auto detect data types for flat file sources in SSIS. Never manually enter them ever again!
2018-05-14
11,526 reads
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Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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