Optimized Plan Forcing with Query Store in SQL Server 2022
In this Article , We will delve into the world of Query Store and explore how to use Optimized Plan Forcing to improve performance in SQL Server 2022. We will discuss what it is, how it works, and how it can impact your system's performance.
Running Queries Across Many SQL Server Databases
A challenge that reappears periodically in the world of databases (especially database management) is the need to run code on a subset of databases and to do so in a nuanced manner.
A Season of Reflection
As I think about heading into the fall conference season (and seeing so many familiar faces!!), I realize that I'm going to be asking myself a set of familiar questions. Who am I? What skills do I need to improve on in the coming year? Who do I look up to in the community and […]
Export and Import SSISDB in just a few clicks
In this article, I will describe how to export and import SSISDB using SSIS Catalog Migration Wizard in just a few clicks.
Looking Forward to the PASS Data Community Summit 2023
Steve takes a moment to think ahead to the PASS Data Community Summit 2023 and what he's looking forward to at the event.
Setting up Drill Through in the New Power BI Report User Interface
In this article, learn how to implement drill-through in Power BI reports using the new user interface.
Working around schema drift in SQL Server
At Stack Overflow, our environment has multiple implementations of a largely – but not 100% – identical schema. (By “schema,” I mostly mean the set of tables within a database.) I sometimes need to retrieve or update data across a large number of sites. Let’s say, pulling or removing information from the Users table, and related tables, across all of our databases.
Stairway to Columnstore Indexes Level 12: Clustered or Nonclustered?
The previous levels of this stairway describe details, features, and limitations of columnstore indexes in SQL Server. But they do not answer what should be the first question for every database professional: should columnstore indexes be used in my databases; on what tables should they be used; and should they be clustered or nonclustered columnstore indexes?
Stairway to DAX and Power BI Level 25: Time Intelligence – Dates Functions: The DAX CLOSINGBALANCE*() Functions
Business Intelligence Architect, Analysis Services Maestro, and author Bill Pearson introduces three similar DAX Time Intelligence functions related to Date: CLOSINGBALANCEMONTH(), CLOSINGBALANCEQUARTER(), and CLOSINGBALANCEYEAR(). He discusses the syntax, uses and operation of each function, and then provides hands-on exposure to it in Power BI.
Blogs
SQL Saturday Denver 2023–VCS Primer for the Database slides
By Steve Jones
My slides are here: VCS Primer Denver 2023 This was an overview of what...
Future Data Driven 2023 is This Week
By Steve Jones
The Future Data Driven 2023 virtual conference is coming on Wednesday, September 27. Register...
Opening the SQL Prompt Command Palette
By Steve Jones
A few years ago SQL Prompt added a command palette to let you search...
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Identifying the process that is backing the databases to virtual device
We have about 20 SQL Servers. We use Net backup or Native backup for...
SQL Migration - Identifying Connections - Best approach
I have one SQL Database server which is old version and planning to migrate...
Restore With Standby; A Review and A Lesson Learned
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