Columnstore indexes were first introduced in SQL Server 2012. They are a new way to store the data from a table that improves the performance of certain query types by at least ten times. They are especially helpful with fact tables in data warehouses. 

.NET Core + Angular Dashboard

Topics Covered:
- Building a dashboard application in Angular
- Building a Web API in .NET Core 2.0
- Using Chart.js to build stunning charts of different types
- Making HTTP requests using Angular to query a Web API
- Using Postman to send requests
- Working with Observables
- Using Input and Output decorators in Angular
- Using PostgreSQL and pgAdmin
- Automatically seeding a database with large amounts of sample data
- Styling an application using custom CSS and Bootstrap 4
- Using Map, Filter, and Reduce in Javascript
- Creating Routes in Angular
- Get, Put, Post, Patch Web API Controller Action request types
- Configuring your API for CORS
 

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