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May12

SQL SERVER – What is Incremental Statistics? – Performance improvements in SQL Server 2014 – Part 1

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Statistics
2 Comments

This is the first part of the series Incremental Statistics. Here is the index of the complete series. Let us learn it together in the blog.

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May11

SQL SERVER – SELECT INTO with FileGroup or Partitionis Not Possible

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
2 Comments
The other day, I received an email from user and after a long time before I answer the question, I had to check the answer online. Here is the question – I want to create a new table based from old table, but when I execute following script it gives…
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May10

MySQL – Grouping by Multiple Columns to Single Column as A String

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
4 Comments
In this post titled SQL SERVER – Grouping by Multiple Columns to Single Column as A String we have seen how to group multiple column data in comma separate values in a single row grouping by another column by using FOR XML clause. In this post we will see how…
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May9

SQLAuthority News – Great Time Spent at Great Indian Developers Summit 2014

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
GIDS, MySQL, SQLAuthority Author Visit
No Comments
The Great Indian Developer Conference (GIDS) is one of the most popular annual event held in Bangalore. This year GIDS is scheduled on April 22, 25. I will be presented total four sessions at this event and each session is very different from each other. Here are the details of…
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May8

Developer’s Life – Attitude and Communication – They Can Cause Problems – Notes from the Field #027

Pinal Dave
SQL
Developer, Notes from the Field
2 Comments

Sometimes there are incidents when our attitude creates confusion in the communication and we end up creating a situation which is absolutely not warranted.

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May7

SQL SERVER – What is SSAS Tabular Data Model and Why to Use It – Part 2

Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Analysis Services, SSAS
No Comments

In my last article, I talked about the basics of tabular data model and why use it. Then I demonstrated step by step creation of a basic tabular model project. In this part I’m going to throw some light on how to create measures and analyses in excel. Let us learn about the SSAS Tabular Data Model.

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May6

SQL SERVER – How to Change Compatibility of Database to SQL Server 2014

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
15 Comments
Yesterday I wrote about how we can install SQL Server 2014. Right after the blog post was live, I received a question from the developer that he has installed SQL Server 2014 and attached a database file from previous version of SQL Server. Right after attaching database, he was not…
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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 104 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

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