Nico Neugebauer

Niko Neugebauer is Microsoft Data Platform professional. A SQL Server MVP, he is very passionate about Data Platform (with a focus on Columnstore) and Community.

He is a founder and a leader of the Portuguese SQL Server User Group, SQLPort and a co-founder of 2 more Data Platform User Groups in his home country.
His passion for community led him to organise the first SQLSaturday outside of North America – #78 Portuga. Niko presented at a number of different conferences, including PASS Summit, SQLRallys, SQLBits, and SQLSaturdays around the world.

Website: http://www.nikoport.com

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SQLSaturday Portugal 2015 – Above & Beyond

by Nico Neugebauer

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At the same day, 4 years ago me & my team were already in the process of organising the very first...

2014-12-17

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Azure Columnstore, part 2 – Snapshot Isolation & Batch Mode DOP

by Nico Neugebauer

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Welcome to the 2nd blog post in the Azure Columnstore series, as previously mentioned in the Azure Columnstore, part 1...

2014-12-16

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Azure Columnstore, part 1 – The initial preview offering

by Nico Neugebauer

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With today’s announcement on the availability and support of the Columnstore indexes in the Preview version of Azure SQLDatabase, I...

2014-12-12

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SQLKonferenz 2015

by Nico Neugebauer

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If you are looking for one of the most awesome and most import conferences in Europe, then surely you need...

2014-12-04

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Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 45 (“Multi-Dimensional Clustering”)

by Nico Neugebauer

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Continuation from the previous 44 parts, starting from http://www.nikoport.com/2013/07/05/clustered-columnstore-indexes-part-1-intro/
I have blogged a couple times (part 29 – “Data Loading for Better...

2014-12-02

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Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 44 (“Monitoring with Extended Events”)

by Nico Neugebauer

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Continuation from the previous 43 parts, starting from http://www.nikoport.com/2013/07/05/clustered-columnstore-indexes-part-1-intro/
This post is dedicated to the monitoring aspects of the Columnstore Indexes,...

2014-11-23

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In-Memory Virtual Chapter Co-Lead

by Nico Neugebauer

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It is official – since a couple of weeks I have become a co-leader of one of the newest Virtual Chapters...

2014-11-20

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Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 43 (“Transaction Log Basics”)

by Nico Neugebauer

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Continuation from the previous 42 parts, starting from http://www.nikoport.com/2013/07/05/clustered-columnstore-indexes-part-1-intro/
This post is dedicated to the Transaction Log behaviour, which might explain...

2014-11-19

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