Continuation from the previous 46 parts, starting from https://www.nikoport.com/2013/07/05/clustered-columnstore-indexes-part-1-intro/ This post is a continuation from the the post 44, where I have listed different Extended Events. In this post I will go into practical examples with detailed explanations on how…
SQLPort’s new image
After almost 5 years of existence, SQLPort (Portuguese PASS Chapter in Lisbon) is kicking of 2015 with a renewed image and with a lot of new projects that we are targeting to develop in the future. For years we have…
Attending and Speaking at SQLBits XIV
The SQLBits conference has a special place in my heart – as I have written before, the previous edition of SQLBits was the best conference I have ever attended. I have already publicly declared that I would attend it no…
A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink
I have dedicated much more time to reading in the past 6 weeks (Since the beginning of December 2014), and as a result I have finished one more book – “A Whole New Mind“, written by Daniel H Pink. This…
SSIS 2012 Design Patterns by Andy Leonard, Matt Masson, Tim Mitchell, Jessica Moss and Michelle Ufford
During my vacations at the end of 2014 I have finally finished a book on “SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Design Patterns”. This book is written by some of the most respected authors in the SSIS space, such as Andy…