UPDATE: recent builds of SSDT for VS 2017 can break TFS integration. Read more about it in the blog post SQL Server Data Tools 2017 and TFS Integration. UPDATE 2018-06-20: I was finally able to install the stand-alone version of SSDT for VS 2017 with working TFS integration. Read more about it here. Finally, months […]
Month: August 2017
Fix for Blurry SSMS in Windows 10
I recently got a new laptop with Windows 10. I noticed SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS 17.1) was looking a bit blurry on my laptop screen. On another screen, it looked fine though. The cause for this is easy to find in the display settings. My primary screen is scaled to 125%, while the other […]
Two Small Tips for Working with Azure
Very quick blog post about two tips for working with Azure (hence the title of course). I recently started up a project where the data warehouse needed to be fully in the cloud. This was an Azure SQL Database, not Azure Data Warehouse. The size of the DWH was just not big enough (although Microsoft […]
SSIS – Error while deploying package The locale identifier (LCID) is not supported by SQL Server
A quick blog post about an issue I encountered today. I tried deploying a simple SSIS project to my local SSIS catalog. No biggie. However, at the last step of the deployment I was greeted with the following .NET error: A .NET Framework error occurred during execution user-defined routine or aggregate “deploy-project-internal”: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: The locale […]
Webinar – Supercharge Your SQL Server Data Warehouse with Columnstore Indexes
I have the pleasure to announce I’ll deliver a webcast for MSSQLTips.com at the August 24th of 2017. The webinar will be an introduction to columnstore indexes, which have gained quite some importance since you can now use them in Standard Edition of SQL Server 2016 SP1 or higher. Title: Supercharge Your SQL Server Data Warehouse […]
The times they are ae-changing
I have been quite on this blog for a couple of weeks now, and there are a couple of reasons for this. First of all, it’s the holiday season and I need some rest too 🙂 Secondly, I have changed jobs since the 1st of August 2017. This means a lot of ongoing projects had […]