KB2969421 - FIX: Poor performance when you bulk insert into partitioned CCI in SQL Server 2014

Applies To
SQL Server 2014 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Standard - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Express - duplicate (do not use)

This hotfix removes some unnecessary partition switches at initialization of bulk insert operation and improves the performance of bulk insert into partitioned cluster columnstore index (CCI).

Resolution

The issue was first fixed in the following cumulative update of SQL Server.

Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2014 /en-us/help/2967546

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.