Category Archives for "Partitions"

List Partitioned Tables And Other Info About Them

By Lori Brown | Beginner , Helpful Scripts , Partitions , SQL Administration , SQL Server , Tip of the Month

Here is a good way to find out if any of your tables are partitioned in your database using the query below. It is important to know so that you can find out how the tables are partitioned. — Partitioned Tables SELECT DISTINCT t.name AS ParitionedTables FROM sys.partitions p INNER JOIN sys.tables t ON p.object_id […]

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SQL 2016 – Partitioning An Existing Table With A Columnstore Index

By Lori Brown | ColumnStore , Expert , Partitions , SQL Administration , SQL Server

— by Lori Brown @SQLSupahStah I recently ran across a data warehouse that did have the largest table partitioned. We were migrating up to SQL 2016 and we wanted to make sure that the partitions were still working and in place. Since I felt I needed to refresh my table partitioning skills, I decided to […]

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