I am attending MVP Open Day again, May 19 to 22, 2011. Here are my tips to get the most out of this event for Asia Pacific and Greater China MVPs.
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Whole Unit Allocation: Keep a Proportional Split Exact
Whole unit allocation keeps a fixed budget intact. I’d calculate base shares first, then distribute residual units using a stable tie rule. Check equal weights, a zero budget and zero-weight members.
PAGEIOLATCH_SH Waits: Slow Storage or Too Many Reads
Diagnose PAGEIOLATCH_SH waits by comparing file read latency with Query Store physical reads before blaming storage or changing indexes.
SQL SERVER – Import CSV File into Database Table Using SSIS
How to import CSV file into database table using SSIS, step by step with images, so you can automate the load instead of running Bulk Insert by hand.
Designing a Load That Survives Failing Halfway
Build a restartable load with durable batch identity, transactional progress, repeatable input, and retries that do not duplicate business effects.
SQL SERVER – Resource Database ID – 32767
Why does DB_NAME(32767) return NULL? Resource Database ID 32767 belongs to the hidden Resource Database, which you will not find in sys.databases.
SQL SERVER – Common Table Expression (CTE) and Few Observation
A few observations on Common Table Expression (CTE): it does not replace temp tables, begin it with a semicolon, and its scope is one statement.
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