Derby City Data Days
It was awesome to see the Kentucky data community come out for the first Derby City Data Days in Louisville, KY! Bringing together communities from Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky,...
2024-04-16
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Blog Posts
Familiar Sights
Yesterday was a long day in London. I arrived late in the am, and as I was walking from the plane to the border check, I went down the...
2024-04-16
How Do You Decide What to Learn?
There are so many choices and so little time. How do you go about deciding what to learn? I have to delicately balance everything I think I want to...
2024-04-15 (first published: 2024-04-02)
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Tomorrow: Webcast on SQL Server security
Tomorrow, April 16, 2024, I will be giving another webcast; this one will be on SQL Server security. It’s scheduled for 1 PM EDT / 5 PM UTC. Sign...
2024-04-15
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When was my SQL Server Database Last Accessed?
Your boss walks up to you one morning and says, “Hey, I wanna list of all of our databases and when they were last accessed”. If you’ve got some...
2024-04-15 (first published: 2024-04-02)
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A New Word: the Wends
the wends– n. the frustration that you’re not enjoying an experience as much as you should, which prompts you to try plugging in various through combinations to trigger anything...
2024-04-12
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The London Redgate Summit Comes on Apr 17
I’m heading to the UK in a few weeks for the London Redgate Summit. This starts a wild period of travel for me, but I’m excited. This is the...
2024-04-12 (first published: 2024-04-03)
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What is data classification, and why is it important?
The benefits of data classification and the features of a tool like Microsoft Purview, a unified data governance service. Data classification organizes data into categories based on its type,...
2024-04-12 (first published: 2024-04-02)
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7 Best Online Advanced SQL Training Courses to Learn in 2024 and Beyond
The world runs on data, and SQL is the key to unlocking its secrets. If you're ready to level up your SQL game, online training is a power move....
2024-04-11 (first published: 2024-04-10)
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Book Review – Deciphering Data Architectures
I recently purchased and read the book Deciphering Data Architectures – Choosing Between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh by James Serra. James –...
2024-04-10 (first published: 2024-04-08)
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Blogs
Derby City Data Days
By DataOnWheels
It was awesome to see the Kentucky data community come out for the first...
Tomorrow: Webcast on SQL Server security
By Brian Kelley
Tomorrow, April 16, 2024, I will be giving another webcast; this one will be...
Forums
Difference between equal directly and use SUBSTRING
Hello, I have a script that was running really long, and I have found...
Visualisation options as an alternative to SanKey diagram
I am building a report to show customer journeys and their arrears levels. I...
should i prefer join or left join over exists or in
hi, I have seen people use exists when exists is required and no cols...
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Express In-Memory OLTP
Can I create In-Memory OLTP tables in SQL Server Express?
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