In SQL Server, updates and inserts are processed initially into a B-tree table called a delta store. Eventually, a process called a tuple mover compresses the data into the columnstore structure.

The program only generates a T-SQL script; it does not make any changes to the database structure or data directly when run. Print statements are included throughout the script to display a log of ...

PAGEIOLATCH_*—Buffer latches, including the PAGEIOLATCH_EX wait type, are used to synchronize access to BUF structures and associated pages in the SQL Server database. The most frequently occurring ...

In the financial area we face the prospect of having to access and report on data housed on multiple systems of record, to include IMS, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL and even legacy-based systems ...

Within SQL Server, temporary tables are stored in the Temporary Tables folder of the tempdb database. How are transactions used? Transactions allow you to group SQL commands into a single unit.

I have a need to compare multiple different versions of essentially the same SQL Server 2005+ databases and bring the table structures up to that which is in the newest version. It should compare ...

Complexity: In SQL server’s data has to fit into tables anyhow. If your data doesn’t fit into tables, you need to design your database structure that will be complex and, again, difficult to ...

IDERA today announced the availability of SQL Data Profiler, a free tool with a focus on the needs of data architects.

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