ALTER INDEX with ENABLE fails with Incorrect syntax near ‘ENABLE’. To enable index after you disable it for a bulk load, you rebuild it instead.
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SQL SERVER – Advanced T-SQL with Itzik Ben-Gan – A Dream Coming True
I reached Seattle a week before PASS 2009 and spent it in the Advanced T-SQL course by Itzik Ben-Gan, whose T-SQL books I have all read. A dream come true.
Environment Settings in SSIS Projects
SSIS projects can deploy one package across environments by using project parameters, SSISDB variables, and tested references.
AsGml: Export a Shape as Namespaced XML
AsGml exports geometry as XML in the GML namespace. Read a line’s coordinates with a qualified path and compare an unqualified path.
Validating JSON Parameters Before a Procedure Uses Them
Learn validating JSON parameters before changing data with ISJSON, JSON_PATH_EXISTS, TRY_CAST, and a single clear list of input errors.
SQL SERVER – Difference Between Candidate Keys and Primary Key In Simple Words
The difference between candidate keys and primary key in simple words: any unique column can be a candidate key, but only one becomes the primary key.
SQL SERVER – Introduction to Business Intelligence – Important Terms & Definitions
What is Business Intelligence? A plain introduction to BI and the key terms that go with it, like decision support, data mining, OLAP, reporting and forecasting.
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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.
Pinal has authored 19 books and 125 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.
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