Niko Neugebauer is an expert in SQL Server, Columnstore indexes, and data platforms, sharing in-depth technical guides, performance optimization tips, and community insights on advanced database technologies.
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Announcing four in-depth tech workshops on SQL Server, Git/GitHub, Cassandra, and Microsoft Azure at the Tuga IT 2018 Summer Edition conference.
Introduces a custom stored procedure for estimating compression savings for SQL Server Columnstore Indexes, filling a gap in native tooling.
Explores the new online rebuild feature for Clustered Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server, detailing its significance and testing methodology.
Author shares excitement about being selected to speak at PASS Summit 2018 on SQL Server Columnstore index selection.
The author praises Joe Obbish's blog for its original, critical analysis of the SQL Server Query Optimizer, declaring it the Data Platform blog of 2017.
The article argues that the quality of error messages directly reflects a product's internal quality and the development team's care for users.
A deep dive into SQL Server Columnstore Index wait types, explaining their groups and providing setup for analysis.
Columnstore Indexes are now available on the Standard Tier of Azure SQL Database, enabling better compression and performance for data warehousing.
