Change the Collation Setting for Clustered SQL Server 2014 Instance
In this post I will show a procedure to change collation settings of SQL Server 2014 cluster instance.
2016-11-24
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Articles
5 Advantages of Load Balancing For IT Companies
As an IT company, it is crucial that you maintain uptime and monitor the performance of various processes. By making database load balancing a key element, you can ensure that your processes and websites run smoothly. Tony Branson explains.
2016-11-24
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2016-11-23
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Configuring Integration Services in a SQL Server 2016 Cluster
In this post I will show a procedure to configure Integration Services in a SQL Server 2016 Cluster.
2016-11-22
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Why Would I Ever Need to Partition My Big ‘Raw’ Data?
Whether you are running an RDBMS, or a Big Data system, it is important to consider your data-partitioning strategy. As the volume of data grows, so it becomes increasingly important to match the way you partition your data to the way it is queried, to allow 'pruning' optimisation. When you have huge imports of data to consider, it can get complicated. Bartosz explains how to get things right; not perfect but wisely.
2016-11-22
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2016-11-21
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Implementing a custom sort
Rob Farley discusses some solutions and gotchas for implementing a custom sort using ORDER BY in T-SQL queries.
2016-11-21
3,624 reads
How to Start Big Data with Apache Spark
It is worth getting familiar with Apache Spark because it a fast and general engine for large-scale data processing and you can use you existing SQL skills to get going with analysis of the type and volume of semi-structured data that would be awkward for a relational database. With an IDE such as Databricks you can very quickly get hands-on experience with an interesting technology.
2016-11-18
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2016-11-17
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How to resolve SSIS access denied error in SQL Server Management Studio
Receiving an access denied error message when trying to connect to a remote instance of SSIS from SSMS? Sadequl Hussain provides the solution.
2016-11-17
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Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
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T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
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Did You Really Name That Default?
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Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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CMS server query & temp tables
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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