Performance Monitoring via SQL Server Query Store August 19, 2019 by Ben Richardson SQL Server Query Store is a performance monitoring tool that helps us evaluate the performance of a SQL query in terms of several different performance metrics such as CPU and Memory Consumption, execution time and the I/O cycles consumed by the query. Query store is similar to the windows “Task Manager”. A task manager provides information about the CPU, Memory, Network and Disc consumption of a process. Similarly, the Query Store provides insight to similar information. Read more »
Using Logistic Regression in Azure ML for Predicting Customer’s Loan Eligibility August 19, 2019 by Ben Richardson This article aims to provide the basics of creating Logistic Regression in Azure ML by designing a simple model step-by-step. Read more »
Understanding Graph Databases in SQL Server August 16, 2019 by Ben Richardson A graph database is a type of NoSQL database that is based on graph theory. Graph databases are ideal for storing data that has complex many to many relationships. In this article, we will study the very basics of graph databases with the help of a simple example. Read more »
SSIS Conditional Split Transform overview August 16, 2019 by Rajendra Gupta This article explores the SSIS Conditional Split Transform task to split data into multiple destinations based on the specified conditions. Read more »
SQL Server Merge Replication on Linux August 15, 2019 by Jignesh Raiyani Replication is a process to manage multiple copies of the same data at a different node. Microsoft SQL Server supports Merge Replication, Transaction Replication, Peer to Peer Replication and Snapshot Replication. Read more »
Dynamic SQL in SQL Server August 15, 2019 by Ranga Babu In this article, we will review how to construct and execute dynamic SQL statements in SQL Server with different examples. Read more »
Overview of the Shrink TempDB database in SQL Server August 15, 2019 by Rajendra Gupta This article explores the usage of TempDB and different ways to shrink the TempDB database in SQL Server Read more »
Calculate SQL Percentile using the PERCENT_RANK function in SQL Server August 15, 2019 by Rajendra Gupta This article explores the SQL Server PERCENT_RANK analytical function to calculate SQL Percentile and its usage with various examples. Read more »
SQL Server Installation & Troubleshooting on Ubuntu August 15, 2019 by Jignesh Raiyani A couple of years ago, Microsoft announced that SQL Server would be available on Open Source (Linux). In this article, we will go through the installation of Microsoft SQL Server on Linux (Ubuntu) and each step in detail. Read more »
An efficient approach to process a SSAS multidimensional OLAP cube August 15, 2019 by Hadi Fadlallah Introduction While building and deploying an SSAS OLAP cube, there are two processing orders that you can choose from when you create a process operation: Read more »
SQL Server Statistics and how to perform Update Statistics in SQL August 13, 2019 by Rajendra Gupta This article gives a walk-through of SQL Server Statistics and different methods to perform SQL Server Update Statistics. Read more »
Monitoring SQL Server deadlocks using the system_health extended event August 12, 2019 by Rajendra Gupta Performance monitoring is a must to do the task for a DBA. You should ensure that the database performance is optimal all the time without any impact on the databases. Performance issues act like an open stage, and you need to look at every aspect such as CPU, RAM, server performance, database performance, indexes, blocking, waits, and SQL Server deadlocks. You might face frequent deadlocks issues, and they have a direct impact on the application performance. Read more »
Windows Failover Cluster Quorum Modes in SQL Server Always On Availability Groups August 8, 2019 by Rajendra Gupta This article gives an overview of Windows Failover Cluster Quorum modes that is necessary for SQL Server Always on Availability Groups. Read more »
Snapshot Isolation in SQL Server August 5, 2019 by Gerald Britton Introduction In this article, I’ll explore the use of snapshot isolation using row versioning as an alternative to the classic ANSI SQL transaction levels. Read more »
Naive Bayes Prediction in SQL Server August 2, 2019 by Dinesh Asanka In this article, we will walk through Microsoft Naive Bayes algorithm in SQL Server. Read more »
How to create geographic maps in Power BI using R August 1, 2019 by Andrea Martorana Tusa Introduction This is the fifth article of a series dedicated to discovering geographic map tools in Power BI. Read more »
SQL STUFF function overview July 31, 2019 by Rajendra Gupta This article gives an overview of the SQL STUFF function with various examples. Read more »
How to configure SAN less SQL Server clusters in AWS EC2 using SIOS DataKeeper July 30, 2019 by Ranga Babu In this article, we will review how to configure SAN less SQL Server cluster in AWS EC2 instances using SIOS DataKeeper. Read more »
Implementing Dynamic Data Masking in Azure SQL database July 30, 2019 by Ranga Babu In this article, we will review Dynamic Data Masking in the Azure SQL database. Dynamic Data Masking is a feature to limit the sensitive data to the non-privileged users by hiding the data of a column. Data is not masked and stored in the disk. Masking is applied to the result set returned to the user. The users with “db_owner” permission on “UNMASK” permission can still see the unmasked data when they query the table. Read more »
FOR XML PATH clause in SQL Server July 30, 2019 by Rajendra Gupta As SQL professionals, we often have to deal with XML data in our databases. This article will help you walk through several examples of using ‘FOR XML PATH’ clause in SQL Server. Read more »
Protecting Azure SQL databases from accidental deletion July 30, 2019 by Ranga Babu In this article, we will review options called LOCKS in Azure SQL database and Azure SQL Server that are used to protect databases or servers from accidental deletes or configuration changes. Read more »
A complete guide to T-SQL Metadata Functions in SQL Server July 30, 2019 by Gauri Mahajan In this article, we will demonstrate T-SQL metadata functions available in the SQL Server. Read more »
SQL Server stored procedures for beginners July 29, 2019 by Ranga Babu In this article, we will learn how to create stored procedures in SQL Server with different examples. Read more »
Max Worker Threads for SQL Server Always on Availability Group databases July 26, 2019 by Rajendra Gupta This article gives an overview of the Max Worker Threads for the SQL Server Always On Availability Group databases. Read more »
Comparing VARCHAR(max) vs VARCHAR(n) data types in SQL Server July 26, 2019 by Rajendra Gupta I have seen that SQL developers use varchar(max) data while designing the tables or temporary tables. We might not be sure about the data length, or we want to eliminate the string or binary truncation error. Read more »
