Columnstore index is the new type of index introduced in SQL Server 2012. It is a column based non-clustered index geared toward increasing query performance involving large result sets, ideally in fact tables for OLAP query. This type of index is based on Vertipaq engine acquisition. Columnstore indexes in the SQL Server Database Engine can […]
Book Review: Big Red - Voyage of a Trident Submarine
I've grown up reading Tom Clancy and probably most of you have at least seen Red October, so this book caught my eye when browsing used books for a recent trip. It's a fairly human look at what's involved in sailing on a Trident missile submarine...
2009-03-10
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