The new site of SQLPort is finally live. This is not just a redesign of the original site, published in April 2010. This is the start of the second approach that we shall start implementing right from the very next…
SQLPort V2
Columnstore Indexes – part 97 (“Working with Strings”)
Continuation from the previous 96 parts, the whole series can be found at https://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/. After many years of using & fighting the String data type in Columnstore Indexes, I have finally decided to write a blog post that is dedicated…
CloudProPT – The New Cloud/Azure Community in Portugal
I am so happy to share the news that as of today, the new community CloudProPT (as in Cloud for Portugal) is born. This new community will focus on the Cloud and on Microsoft Azure in particular. This new community…
Columnstore Indexes – part 96 (“Nonclustered Columnstore Index Online Rebuild”)
Continuation from the previous 95 parts, the whole series can be found at https://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/. This blog post is focused on a very important feature in the modern times of the real time operations – the online operations. The first online…
The most underrated show on Data Platform – SQL Unplugged
I would like to write a blog post about by far the most underrated online show about Data Platform – SQL Unplugged. Leaded by Scott Klein (One of the best tech evangelist that Microsoft has), this show focuses on talking…