SQL Server 2016 brings native support for doing advanced analytics, using R Services, in the database itself. Arshad Ali takes a look at a detailed conceptual execution flow, executing R scripts from SQL Server Management Studio and other R client tools.
2017-01-23
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Let Chris Yates give you a quick overview of Redgate's SQL Multi Script to learn more about a quick and easy way to solve the problem.
2017-01-23
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You've written a superb, clever, application that you are trying to encourage your colleagues to use. They're not interested. Why? You've neglected the documentation. Surely, the saying goes 'Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door'? Nope, not without comprehensive and complete documentation and marketing, it won't. Documentation is the secret of ensuring that good software will succeed.
2017-01-20
3,650 reads
Provides overview of steps that can be used to keep fact tables online during loading process.
2017-01-19
5,038 reads
SQL Server 2016 was been released the first of June 2016, but at the recent Connect event Microsoft announced the first service pack. Aside from numerous fixes, this service pack also comes packed with some notable enhancements for Reporting Services. Koen Verbeeck gives you an overview of these enhancements.
2017-01-19
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This article outlines five SQL Server capabilities you can use to enhance your efficiency as a DBA.
2017-01-18
3,771 reads
This article will walk you through a demostration on linking your DB to SubVersion with RedGate SQL Source Control.
2017-01-18
4,640 reads
Aaron Bertrand takes an initial look at the performance of a new function, STRING_AGG, in SQL Server v.Next CTP 1.1.
2017-01-18
3,620 reads
When deploying SQL Server in an Azure virtual machine, you can take advantage of several Azure Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features that enhance performance of the SQL Server database engine. This article explores a couple of these enhancements, with a particular focus on increased I/O throughput facilitated by the Solid State Drive (SSD) storage available on most Azure virtual machines (VMs).
2017-01-17
5,354 reads
Understand how to use the SQL UNPIVOT statement and then an equivalent using XML and XPath Querying in SQL Server.
2017-01-16
5,022 reads
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The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
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