Microsoft Big Data Solution
What is Big Data? It is a popular term used to describe growth of structured and unstructured information. This post discusses the Trends driving the “Big Data” and Microsoft Big Data Solution. There...
View ArticleConfiguring Auditing in SQL Server 2012
The auditing session allows you to record events that occurring at server level or database level in file or in the windows event log. You can easily setup audit in SQL Server 2012 with Server Audit,...
View ArticleLogin mapping errors on restored database
If you move a database from one server to another using backup\restore or detach/attach option then there is a chance of users become orphaned. Users logins mapping done by the SID and if there is a...
View ArticleEncrypting the session with SSL in SQL Server
Network packets are human-readable using a packet sniffer when SQL results passing between client machine and SQL server. Tabular Data Stream(TDS) is the protocol used by SQL server to form packets to...
View ArticleBig Data and StreamInsight
StreamInsight in SQL Server is a Complex Event Processing Engine which can manage and mine the data in real-time. A practical application has developed to stream Twitter data and analyze this data with...
View ArticlePerformance tuning essentials for SQL Server DBA
This post outlines various options and tools for performing performance tuning on SQL Server. Performance tuning is ongoing, iterative process and it never stops. Typical performance tuning...
View ArticleCreating a Plan Guide in SQL Server 2012
Plan Guide is a very nice feature in SQL Server that allows you to apply hints to your queries without having to change the query type or text in the application. Plan Guides influence query...
View ArticleServer Management Tips for SQL Server
Administrating the Server resources such as memory, processes and storage and low level resources such as locks, latches and queues are crucial as these are consumed by transactions. This post...
View ArticleTabular Models and Multidimensional Models in SQL Server 2012
Tabular Model is a new data model introduced in SQL Server 2012 Analysis services. Tabula Models are in-memory databases which uses analytic engine named (VertiPaq) which delivers fast access to data...
View ArticleEnabling Remote Connections in SQL Server 2012
You may get an error saying server was not accessible or not found or remote connections may not be configured properly. You will receive this error when database server is down or SQL Server is not...
View ArticleSchema Compare for SQL Server in Visual Studio 2013
This post outlines the new Schema Compare and Data Compare features in Visual Studio 2013 which supports SQL Server and Windows Azure databases. Schema Compare provides the capability to analyse and...
View ArticleUnit Testing for SQL Server in Visual Studio 2013
Unit Testing is commonly leveraged in application development and this can applied to database development as well, In Visual Studio 2013 integrated database testing can run directly against the...
View ArticleFor XML Auto Mode Example in SQL Server
For XML clause in Select Query allows you to return the query results in XML format. You can specify Auto, RAW, EXPLICIT and PATH in For XML clause. This post shows an example on Auto Mode. Auto Mode...
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