Implementation of partition switching within SSIS
In the third part of a series on loading a partitioned data warehouse efficiently, we see how SSIS can be used to perform the ETL tasks.
Not Good Enough For Government Work
The complexity of financial trading systems is too much for an amateur approach, as the losses of various Bitcoin exchanges show.
Version Control as a Cloud Service
Robert Sheldon wonders if cloud-based version control still too risky for a service that must be secure, and risk-free?
Data Mining: Part 11 XMLA and the automation
In this lesson we will learn the basis about XMLA and we will execute the command line to create DM objects.
Data Mining: Part 11 XMLA and the automation
In this lesson we will learn the basis about XMLA and we will execute the command line to create DM objects.
Infect Your Colleagues with the Learning Bug
Many of you are interested in learning more about SQL Server and improving your career. However can you extend that to your colleagues? Can you convince them to become better IT professionals? Andy Warren has some thoughts.
SQL Monitor Metric: Memory used by ad hoc queries running once
This metric measures the amount of memory used by the total number of ad hoc queries in the plan cache that have only run one time. This value is only accurate for the instant the query is run, and the value can change radically from one capture time to the next.
SQL Server Analysis Server (SSAS) KeyColumn vs NameColumn vs ValueColumn
What is the difference between the KeyColumn, the NameColumn, and the ValueColumn for a dimension attribute in SQL Server Analysis Services? When should you use each one for a dimension attribute? Check out this tip to learn more.
Mudita: Joy in the success of others
It is only when you start to take genuine pleasure in other people's successes that you experience the true rewards of being in a leadership position.
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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